Clinical manifestations include valvular heart disease(VHD), arrhythmias and coronary heart disease. We aim to determine the impact of co-existing VHD in patients with CHD on morbidity, mortality, length of stay and mean hospitalization costs as compared to patients without coexisting VHD. Methods: ...
Introduction:Carcinoid heart disease is one of the major causes of mortality in patients with carcinoid syndrome. Although right-sided valvular dysfunction is well studied in carcinoid heart, there are limited data on the impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) on in-hospital mortality in these patients...
Background:Carcinoid heart disease (CaHD) typically affects tricuspid and pulmonary valves and is associated with poor survival. To date, the role of right ventricular (RV) and atrial (RA) strain has not been evaluated in such cohort.#Research Questions:To evaluate RV and RA strain patterns ...