title: [Tricuspid and pulmonary percutaneous valvulopathy in the cardiopathy of the carcinoid syndrome. A case report].
abstract: We present a 36-year-old woman with a malignant carcinoid syndrome, liver metastases and right heart involvement with severe tricuspid and pulmonic valve stenosis. She was admitted with severe heart failure and poor general status. A combined tricuspid and pulmonic valvuloplasty was performed and she exhibited great clinical improvement that was maintained during the follow-up. We point out the importance of two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of this pathology and the role of Doppler measurements for the evaluation of the valvuloplasty's results.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Hemodinámica, Hospital de Cruces, Baracaldo, Vizcaya.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alcibar Villa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gochi Ibarra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oñate Landa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inguanzo Balbín
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez Blanco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barreiro García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Valvuloplastia percutánea tricúspide y pulmonar en la cardiopatía del síndrome carcinoide. Presentación de un caso.