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Carcinoid heart disease
Sameer Chadha; Ankur Lodha; Vijay Shetty; Adnan Sadiq; Gerald Hollander; Jacob Shani
Maimonides Medical Center, USA
Mailing Address Mailing Address: Sameer Chadha 950 49TH ST, APT 7E 11219-2950, Brooklyn - USA E-mail: sameer_n_heart@yahoo.co.in, sameerchadhamamc@gmail.com
Keywords: Carcinoid Heart Disease; Tricuspid Valve Stenosis; Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.
A 35-year-old male with history of ileal carcinoid tumor referred to our ER with bilateral pedal edema. Physical examination was significant for jugular venous distention and a holosystolic murmur at the lower left sternal border. The echocardiogram revealed thickened, retracted and completely non-mobile tricuspid valve leaflets (Figure 1, Video 1) which failed to coapt in systole, resulting in severe tricuspid regurgitation. The pulmonary valve was also affected leading to severe pulmonary insufficiency but there was no left-sided valvular involvement. A diagnosis of Carcinoid Heart Disease was made and the patient underwent a successful tricuspid and pulmonary valve replacement.
Manuscript received 08/07/12; manuscript revised 12/09/12; accepted 12/09/12.
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Jan 2013