Abstract Purpose of Review Carcinoid heart disease is a rare disorder that is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. In this review of the literature, we will present current …

Carcinoid heart disease is a complex clinical entity frequently complicating the course of
neuroendocrine tumors and carcinoid syndrome and is associated with significant morbidity …

Carcinoid heart disease is a frequent occurrence in patients with carcinoid syndrome and is
responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. The pathophysiology of carcinoid heart …

Neuroendocrine neoplasms arise from the gastrointestinal tract and can lead to carcinoid
syndrome. Carcinoid heart disease affects more than half of these patients and is the initial …

Carcinoid tumors are a rare subset of neuroendocrine tumors that originate from the
gastrointestinal tract (55%) and bronchopulmonary system (30%). 1 The incidence is 38.4 …

Rare neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) that most commonly arise in the gastrointestinal tract
can lead to carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease. Patients with carcinoid …

Abstract Purpose of Review The development of carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is a fibrotic
complication of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) which is associated with a poor …

Carcinoid heart disease is a rare cause of right-sided valvular dysfunction, primarily
mediated by serotonin. It is an important complication in patients with carcinoid syndrome …

Carcinoid tumors are rare, indolent neuroendocrine tumors that are often associated with a
syndrome characterized by episodic flushing, secretory diarrhea, bronchospasm, and …

The carcinoid syndrome is usually evident when enterochromaffin (EC) cell-derived
neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoids) metastasize to the liver. In addition to carcinoid …