Multidisciplinary team management of carcinoid heart disease

Multidisciplinary team management of carcinoid heart disease

Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is a consequence of valvular fibro sis triggered by vasoactive substances released from neuroendocrine tumours, classically in those with metastatic disease and resulting in tricuspid and pulmonary valve failure. CHD affects one in five patients who have carcinoid syndr...

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Main Authors: Richard P Steeds, Vandana Sagar, Shishir Shetty, Tessa Oelofse, Harjot Singh, Raheel Ahmad, Elizabeth Bradley, Rachel Moore, Suzanne Vickrage, Stacey Smith, Ivan Yim, Yasir S Elhassan, Hema Venkataraman, John Ayuk, Stephen Rooney, Tahir Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2019-12-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
Subjects:
neuroendocrine tumours
carcinoid heart disease
valvular heart disease
surgery
somatostatin analogues
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