作者: Nicolas Mansencal , Emmanuel Mitry , Jean-Baptiste Bachet , Philippe Rougier , Olivier Dubourg
DOI: 10.1016/J.AMJCARD.2010.01.017
关键词: Carcinoid Heart Disease 、 Internal medicine 、 Gastroenterology 、 Circulatory system 、 Urinary system 、 Prospective cohort study 、 Cardiology 、 Endocrine Tumor 、 Carcinoid syndrome 、 Medicine 、 Pathology 、 Follow up studies 、 Rare disease 、 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
摘要: Carcinoid heart disease is a rare disease, and its prevalence uncertain. The aim of the present prospective study was to assess carcinoid using annual echocardiographic follow-up. We studied 80 consecutive patients presenting with histologically proven digestive endocrine tumor syndrome. All underwent conventional transthoracic studies measurement biologic markers. Right- left-sided score severity were systematically assessed. At baseline, right- 33% 8%, respectively. end follow-up, corresponding 53% 21%. correlations strong between urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) right-sided (r = 0.75, p