The tricuspid valve in carcinoid syndrome. An echocardiographic study.
Carcinoid syndrome was diagnosed in a 48-year-old man by urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid test results and liver biopsy findings. Cardiac catheterization disclosed tricuspid stenosis and mild pulmonic stenosis. The distinctive echocardiographic findings included a tricuspid valve moving in unison with the annulus and thickened immobile tricuspid leaflets. Unlike in rheumatic heart disease, diastolic doming of the tricuspid leaflets was not seen.
D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology*
D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid