title: Surgical management of carcinoid heart disease.
abstract: Metastatic carcinoid tumor is often seen with flushing, diarrhea, and cardiac symptoms--the carcinoid syndrome. Cardiac failure is often associated with major morbidity and mortality in carcinoid disease. In this report, a case of successful cardiac valvar surgical intervention has resulted in prolonged alleviation of cardiac symptoms and survival.
authors.affiliation: Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Fetherston
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans