title: Right-sided heart failure in carcinoid syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zacà
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondillo
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Focardi
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ballo
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giacomin
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Favilli
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzilli
mesh_terms: D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography