An unusual cause of cyanosis in a patient with a carcinoid tumor.
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.
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Department of Cardiovascular, Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex., USA.
Gonzalez
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Zoghbi
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Stevens
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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