Thursday, February 16, 2017

Carcinoid Heart Disease

1) Fixed tricuspid valve
2) Dilated RA and RV
3) Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine malignancies
4) Carcinoid tumors secrete large amounts of vasoactive substances: (5-hydroxytryptamine, tachykinins, prostaglandins)
5) Carcinoid SYNDROME occurs when tumor cells metastasize to the liver
6)  Vasoactive substances start to releasing from liver
7) That substances reaching the right heart (RA, RV)
8) deposition of fibrous tissue on endocard


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