Highlights
- •Carcinoid heart disease occurs in about 50% of cases with carcinoid syndrome.
- •Right sided heart valves are the most commonly involved valves in carcinoid heart disease.
- •The classical clinical sign of severe tricuspid regurgitation incude Lancisi's sign.
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Publication history
Published online: June 29, 2021
Accepted:
June 6,
2021
Received:
May 19,
2021
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