Diagnostic Dilemma: Carcinoid Syndrome

Am J Med. 2018 Oct;131(10):e405-e407. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.05.026. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Authors

Neil Beri¹, Amir Farid², Maria Galkin³, William Lewis², Ezra Amsterdam²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento. Electronic address: neil.beri1@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento.

PMID: 29906424
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.05.026

No abstract available

Keywords: Carcinoid heart disease; Carcinoid syndrome; Heart failure; Neuroendocrine tumor; Tricuspid regurgitation; Valvular heart disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoid Heart Disease* / diagnosis
Carcinoid Heart Disease* / physiopathology
Carcinoid Heart Disease* / therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography / methods*
Female
Humans
Patient Care Management / methods*
Prognosis
Stroke Volume
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / etiology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / physiopathology
Tricuspid Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve* / pathology