Multimodality imaging in the diagnostic approach to a patient with carcinoid heart disease involving four heart valves

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jul 25;10(7):e6152. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6152. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Carcinoid heart disease is a rare condition that occurs in less than half of patients with carcinoid syndrome. The disease mainly affects right-sided heart valves; however, in 5%-10%, it can also involve left-sided valves. This case illustrates the most complicated form of the disease involving four heart valves.

Keywords: cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cardiac surgery; echocardiography.

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