JACC Case Reports
Rapid Native and Bioprosthetic Tricuspid Valve Degeneration in Carcinoid Heart Disease
By Lucia Trabucchi, Richiele Forgiarini, María I. Ardid and 7 others.
Abstract
Carcinoid heart disease (CaHD) is a severe complication of metastatic neuroendocrine tumors characterized by serotonin-mediated fibrotic degeneration of right-sided cardiac valves.
Keywords
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- carcinoid heart disease
- bioprosthetic valve degeneration
- tricuspid regurgitation
- carcinoid tumor
- Open access
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