A Case of Carcinoid Heart Disease with Desaturation and No Liver Metastases. Issue 10 (5th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Requilé, Annelies; Van De Bruaene, Alexander; Reenaers, Veerle; Dendale, Paul
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 31:Issue 10(2014)
• Page Start: E307
• Page End: E309
• Publication Date: 2014-08-05
• Subjects: Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.12713
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="echo12713-abs-0002"> <title>Mini‐Abstract</title> <p>In 95% of cases of carcinoid heart disease, the primary tumor is located in the gastrointestinal tract and hepatic inactivation of serotonin prevent symptoms from occurring until liver metastases are present. Ovarian carcinoid tumors are an unusual cause of carcinoid heart disease in the absence of liver metastases. Rarely, carcinoid heart disease is associated with desaturation due to right‐to‐left shunting through a patent foramen ovale. We present the case of a 64‐year‐old female with carcinoid heart disease without liver metastases and hypoxemia due to right‐to‐left shunting.</p> </abstract>