Tricuspid and pulmonary valve involvement in carcinoid disease.
Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report the case of a 62-year-old woman in whom carcinoid disease had been diagnosed 6 years earlier. She subsequently developed tricuspid and pulmonary valve disease. Both valves were incompetent and mildly stenotic. The tricuspid valve required surgery; the pulmonary vaive was explored but not treated. Valve surgery in patients with carcinoid disease is discussed in light of the prognosis of these patients, the timing of valvular lesion presentation, and the choice of prosthesis. The justification for multiple-valve procedures in such cases is also considered.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: K K Narine, P M Dohmen, W Daenen
Institution: KU Leuven
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W125280208