| Cross sectional echocardiographic feature in carcinoid heart disease. A mechanism for tricuspid regurgitation in this syndrome. | |
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PMID: 6696814 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In a patient with severe tricuspid regurgitation and mild pulmonary stenosis due to carcinoid heart disease cross sectional echocardiography showed nodular thickening and coaptation of the tricuspid leaflets at the beginning of systole. The leaflets were, however, seen to be increasingly pulled apart as right ventricular systole proceeded. This finding, which is probably due to traction on the leaflets by the thickened chordae tendineae, is therefore a mechanism of valvular incompetence, perhaps accounting for the particularly severe tricuspid regurgitation seen in carcinoid heart disease. |
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Authors:
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M K Davies; P J Lowry; W A Littler |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British heart journal Volume: 51 ISSN: 0007-0769 ISO Abbreviation: Br Heart J Publication Date: 1984 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-04-19 Completed Date: 1984-04-19 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370634 Medline TA: Br Heart J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 355-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Carcinoid Heart Disease
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complications,
diagnosis* Echocardiography Female Humans Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / diagnosis* Middle Aged Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*, etiology |
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