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Carcinoid heart disease – still a challenging diagnosis? Cover

Carcinoid heart disease – still a challenging diagnosis?

Romanian Journal of Cardiology
Volume 35 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
By: Laura Cătălina Benchea,  Larisa Anghel,  Radu Andy Sascău and  Cristian Stătescu  
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|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

A.ECG: Sinus rhythm, 80/min, minor RBBB. B.Chest X-ray: cardiothoracic index=0,53.

Figure 2

Transthoracic echocardiography. A. Left ventricle-normal dimension and wall thickness. B. Normofunctional aortic valve. C, D, F. Enlarged right cavities. E.Medioventricular trabeculation.

Figure 3

Normal right ventricular systolic function. A, B. RVFAC=46%. C. TAPSE=22 mm. D. S’t=16 cm/s. E. RVFWLS= -19,5%.

Figure 4

A. Thickened tricuspid valve leaflets. B. Severe tricuspid regurgitation. C. CW signal jet-dense, triangular, with early peaking contour. D. Systolic reflux in hepatic veins. E. Thickened pulmonary valve cusps, pulmonary stenosis, turbulent diastolic flow. F. Moderate pulmonary valve stenosis with a peak pressure gradient of 38 mmHg.

Figure 5

A, B, C. Enlarged right cavities, thickened tricuspid valve leaflets. D. Pulmonary regurgitation. E. No cardiac metastases.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
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Language: English
Page range: 132 - 136
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Romanian Society of Cardiology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
carcinoid tumors,
carcinoid syndrome,
heart,
cardiac imaging
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Cardiology,
Surgery,
Cardiac surgery,
Pediatrics and juvenile medicine,
Paediatric cardiology

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