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Carcinoid Heart Disease in Association with a Primary Ovarian Carcinoid Tumor: Diagnostic Role of Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Franko David M.,
Berger Marvin
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2000.00571.x
Subject(s) - carcinoid heart disease , carcinoid syndrome , medicine , disease , heart disease , heart failure , cardiology , carcinoid tumors , radiology
We describe a patient with carcinoid heart disease secondary to a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor who initially presented with unexplained right‐sided heart failure. The patient did not exhibit any of the typical clinical manifestations of the carcinoid syndrome. Echocardiography demonstrated typical features of carcinoid heart disease and played an important role in the detection and management of a condition that was previously unrecognized.