Rigid Valves

Authors

  • Marcelo Alejandro Izurieta Cardiologist, specialist in echocardiography. Sanatorio El Carmen, Salta, Argentina.
  • Adriana Ortega Cardiologist. Sanatorio El Carmen, Salta, Argentina.
  • Nicolas Igarzabal Cardiologist. Sanatorio El Carmen, Salta, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v5n3a5

Keywords:

carcinoid syndrome, carcinoid cardiopathy

Abstract

Carcinoid syndrome is a rare disease. The cardiologist must suspect it in the presence of a compatible clinical picture and an echocardiogram with characteristic findings. The following is the clinical case of a patient with carcinoid syndrome with cardiac involvement. After a long period with typical symptoms (erythema, diarrhea, bronchospasm) she evolved with right heart failure. Doppler echocardiography was essential to assess valvular involvement and repercussion in the cardiac cavities.

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References

Baron T, et al. Cardiac Imaging in Carcinoid Disease. JACC 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.12.030

Steeds R, et al. Multidisciplinary team management of carcinoid heart disease. Endocrine connections. (2019) 8, R184-199. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1530/EC-19-0413

Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

1.
Izurieta MA, Ortega A, Igarzabal N. Rigid Valves. Rev Ecocardiogr Pract Otras Tec Imag Card (RETIC) [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];5(3):20-5. Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/455