Double bioprosthetic valve replacement in right-sided carcinoid heart disease.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with tricuspid and pulmonary regurgitation due to carcinoid syndrome successfully underwent double bioprosthetic valve replacement. This technique avoids anticoagulation treatment in a patient with hepatic dysfunction and facilitates future hepatic de-arterialization as a treatment option in carcinoid disease. Advances in treatment of carcinoid syndrome may have reduced the risk of early bioprosthetic degeneration.
Medical subject headings
- Bioprosthesis
- Carcinoid Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency