Quadruple Valve Replacement for Carcinoid Heart Disease
Introduction: Carcinoid heart disease most frequently involves the tricuspid or, more
rarely, the pulmonary valve and presents with right heart failure as 5-HT is
metabolized by the lung. Left-sided valve involvement is quite rare. We
describe our experience of 3 patients presenting with heart failure
secondary to carcinoid heart disease affecting all four cardiac valves.
There are only four previous isolated case reports in the literature.Methods: All three patients underwent quadruple valve replacement during a single
operation. Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a pericardial
patch was performed in all pat ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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