Carcinoid Heart Disease: Classical Echocardiographic Features

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  • Vineet Bhatia Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Noida, UP, India
  • Anil Minocha Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Noida, UP, India
  • Parneesh Arora Principal Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Noida, UP, India
  • Upendra Kaul Executive Director and Dean, Fortis Escorts and Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India

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https://doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-124

Abstract

Carcinoid Heart Disease (CHD) is an important and rare cause of acquired valvular
heart disease. Clinical examination supplemented with Echocardiographic evaluation may give
the first clue towards an under lying carcinoid tumor. We report a case with classical Echocardiographic
features of carcinoid heart disease.

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2016-04-04

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Vineet Bhatia, Anil Minocha, Parneesh Arora, & Upendra Kaul. (2016). Carcinoid Heart Disease: Classical Echocardiographic Features. Heart Research, 2(5), 134–136. https://doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-124

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Vol. 2 No. 5 (2015): Volume 2 Issue 5 2015

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