title: Reversible right-sided heart failure secondary to carcinoid crisis.
abstract: Carcinoid crisis is an infrequent and little-described complication of neuroendocrine tumors that can be life threatening. It may develop during induction of anesthesia, intraoperatively, during tumor manipulation and arterial embolization, or even spontaneously. The massive release of neuroendocrine substances can lead to potentially fatal complications. Somatostatin analogs inhibit the release of these substances and are the mainstay of treatment. The following case report describes a patient with reversible acute right-sided heart failure posterior to hepatic artery embolization.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia ; Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 No. 18A-12, Bogotá 111711, Colombia.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soto Herrera
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia ; Internal Medicine Department, Cardiology Section, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Restrepo
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia ; Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 No. 18A-12, Bogotá 111711, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jesús H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 No. 18A-12, Bogotá 111711, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia ; Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 No. 18A-12, Bogotá 111711, Colombia ; Internal Medicine Department, Cardiology Section, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Felipe Buitrago
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia ; Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 No. 18A-12, Bogotá 111711, Colombia ; Internal Medicine Department, Cardiology Section, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Calle 119 No. 7-75, Bogotá 110111, Colombia.
authors.forename: Mabel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez Mejía