Carcinoid heart disease with right to left shunt across a patent foramen ovale: a case report and review of literature

Echocardiography. 2015 Jan;32(1):165-9. doi: 10.1111/echo.12671. Epub 2014 Jun 28.

Authors

Mohammed Andaleeb Chowdhury¹, Mohammed Taleb, Mashhood Ajaz Kakroo, Jodi Tinkel

Affiliation

¹ Internal Medicine Department, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.

PMID: 24976489
DOI: 10.1111/echo.12671

No abstract available

Keywords: carcinoid heart disease; intracardiac shunt; patent foramen ovale; valve.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoid Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoid Heart Disease / surgery
Echocardiography / methods*
Female
Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnostic imaging*
Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
Humans
Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery