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Rev. costarric. cardiol; 25 (2), 2023

RESUMEN: La estenosis tricuspídea (ET) es una valvulopatía infrecuente cuyas principales etiologías son la enfermedad reumática y la endocarditis infecciosa. En raras ocasiones puede deberse a un fenómeno carcinoide subyacente, en lo que se conoce como la enfermedad carcinoide cardiaca (ECC). Esta c...

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Rev. chil. cardiol; 41 (1), 2022

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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc; 33 (4), 2018

Abstract Introduction: Carcinoid heart disease most frequently involves the tricuspid or, more rarely, the pulmonary valve and presents with right heart failure as 5-HT is metabolized by the lung. Left-sided valve involvement is quite rare. We describe our experience of 3 patients presenting with heart ...

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Clinics; 73 (supl.1), 2018

Approximately 30-40% of patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors present with carcinoid syndrome, which is a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with the secretion of several humoral factors. Carcinoid syndrome significantly and negatively affects patients' quality of life; increases costs ...

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