Concepedia

Carcinoid heart disease. Clinical and echocardiographic spectrum in 74 patients.

Patricia A. Pellikka, A. Jamil Tajik, Bijoy K. Khandheria, J B Seward, John A. Callahan, Henry C. Pitot, Larry K. Kvols

Circulation · 1993 · 602 citations · 11 references

Open access

Abstract

The broad spectrum of carcinoid heart disease is detailed in this large series. This includes not only right-sided valvular lesions but also left-sided involvement, pericardial effusion, and myocardial metastases.

References

11

Cytoreductive hepatic surgery for neuroendocrine tumors.

McEntee Gp, Nagorney Dm, Kvols Lk et al. · PubMed · 1990 · 384 citations

The cardiac disease associated with the carcinoid syndrome (carcinoid heart disease)

William C. Roberts, Albert Sjoerdsma · The American Journal of Medicine · 1964 · 210 citations

Carcinoid Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy, Structural Heart Disease +9

The carcinoid endocardial plaque

Victor J. Ferrans, William C. Roberts · Human Pathology · 1976 · 115 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Pathology +7

Clinical and echocardiographic comparison of patients with the carcinoid syndrome with and without carcinoid heart disease

Ronald B. Himelman, Nelson B. Schiller · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1989 · 59 citations

Carcinoid Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiographic Comparison +6

Surgical treatment of carcinoid heart disease

Lennart Lundin, H Hansson, J Landelius et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1990 · 46 citations

Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anaesthesia, Structural Heart Disease +5