title: An unusual cause of cyanosis in a patient with a carcinoid tumor.
abstract: We report the second case of a right-to-left interatrial shunt due to a carcinoid tumor, which was successfully corrected by surgery. The patient had closure of a patent foramen ovale and tricuspid valve replacement. One and a half years after surgery, the patient had no symptoms related to heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex., USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Cintron
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zoghbi
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male