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DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 12, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12122929
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carcinoid heart disease; valvular heart disease; carcinoid syndrome; echocardiographic diagnosis
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Carcinoid heart disease, a rare presentation of carcinoid syndrome, was diagnosed and treated in a 62-year-old woman based on echocardiography and other diagnostic methods.
Carcinoid heart disease is a rare presentation of the carcinoid syndrome, which is caused by excessive tumoral hormone production and the abundant release of vasoactive substances with systemic expressions. A 62-year-old woman presented with flushing, diarrhea, weight loss, and right-sided heart failure symptoms. Specific carcinoid heart disease features were identified using transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography at the tricuspid and pulmonic valves. Biomarkers, 99mTc-Tektrotyd scintigraphy, SPECT-CT, and a biopsy later confirmed the diagnosis, and the patient began treatment for the underlying condition.
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