Right-sided heart failure in carcinoid syndrome.
We reported the case of a 63-year-old man with a history of carcinoid syndrome evaluated for an exertional dyspnoea. Two-dimensional echocardiogram showed the characteristic right-sided cardiac valves involvement associated with this uncommon enterochromaffin malignancy.
Zacà
Valerio
V
Mondillo
Sergio
S
Focardi
Marta
M
Ballo
Piercarlo
P
Giacomin
Elisa
E
Favilli
Roberto
R
Marzilli
Mario
M
D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography