Right heart failure as the sole presentation of carcinoid syndrome.
We report the case of a woman with symptomatic right heart failure. Despite lack of the characteristic features of the carcinoid syndrome, echocardiographic and histologic investigations confirmed the diagnosis of carcinoid disease with cardiac involvement.
Lachter
J H
JH
Department of Internal Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Lavy
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Eidelman
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D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome; D008875:Middle Aged