Right-sided heart failure in carcinoid syndrome

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 8;114(2):E79-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.078. Epub 2006 Oct 16.

Abstract

We reported the case of a 63-year-old man with a history of carcinoid syndrome evaluated for an exertional dyspnoea. Two-dimensional echocardiogram showed the characteristic right-sided cardiac valves involvement associated with this uncommon enterochromaffin malignancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoid Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography