Left-sided valvular disease in carcinoid syndrome: Underestimation without repetitive echocardiographies
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Carcinoid Heart Disease with Left-sided Lesions.
ARCINOLDhl art (lIsee is a wellrecognized enciitity todayv.1 It is fotiund in ab(tit 50 per cen]t of patienits wiitlh inalignianit carciinoid tuminors. The lesionis are conifined in. the miajority of cases to the enldocar(inn of the right heart and consist of stibendothelial accuimuilations of a particular type of fibrous tissut. Thls alteatiot()ns can l,ead to valvular incompeten ce or stellos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)82748-1