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Medical and Surgical Management of Carney Complex
Author(s) -
Siordia Juan A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12575
Subject(s) - carney complex , medicine , acromegaly , endocrine system , genetic disorder , endocrine disease , dermatology , disease , pathology , hormone , growth hormone , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Carney complex is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic disorder that consists of multiple myxomatous lesions and endocrine abnormalities, including skin lesions, cardiac myxomas, primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, and acromegaly. This review discusses the medical and surgical treatment of patients with Carney complex. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12575 (J Card Surg 2015;30:560–567)