Occurrence of left-sided heart valve involvement before right-sided heart valve involvement in carcinoid heart disease

Carcinoids are rare neuroendocrine tumours that occur primarily in the gastrointestinal tract. Carcinoid heart disease is characterized by fibrous plaque deposition on the endocardial surface of the cardiac valves and chambers. It affects the right heart valves in 85% of cases and the left heart val...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European heart journal cardiovascular imaging 2011-03, Vol.12 (3), p.E18-E18
Hauptverfasser:	Marupakula, Vidyasagargoud, Vinales, Karyne L, Najib, Mohammad Q, Lanza, Louis A, Lee, Howard R, Chaliki, Hari P
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Insufficiency - pathology Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Carcinoid Heart Disease - diagnostic imaging Carcinoid Heart Disease - physiopathology Disease Progression Echocardiography, Doppler - methods Echocardiography, Doppler, Color - methods Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Valve Diseases - diagnostic imaging Heart Valve Diseases - pathology Heart Valve Diseases - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods Humans Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Insufficiency - pathology Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Risk Assessment Treatment Outcome Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - pathology Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - surgery
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