Multimodality imaging in the diagnostic approach to a patient with carcinoid heart disease involving four heart valves.
Shirin Habibi KhorasaniMozhgan ParsaeeNiloufar SamieiMahshid HesamiFeridoun NoohiSaeid HosseiniGolnaz HoushmandPublished in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Carcinoid heart disease is a rare condition that occurs in less than half of patients with carcinoid syndrome. The disease mainly affects right-sided heart valves; however, in 5%-10%, it can also involve left-sided valves. This case illustrates the most complicated form of the disease involving four heart valves.