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The tricuspid valve in carcinoid syndrome. An echocardiographic study.
- Source :
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Archives of internal medicine [Arch Intern Med] 1983 May; Vol. 143 (5), pp. 1033-4. - Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- Carcinoid syndrome was diagnosed in a 48-year-old man by urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid test results and liver biopsy findings. Cardiac catheterization disclosed tricuspid stenosis and mild pulmonic stenosis. The distinctive echocardiographic findings included a tricuspid valve moving in unison with the annulus and thickened immobile tricuspid leaflets. Unlike in rheumatic heart disease, diastolic doming of the tricuspid leaflets was not seen.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-9926
- Volume :
- 143
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of internal medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6206810