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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  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

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