Medical therapy for carcinoid heart disease includes digitalis and diuretics for congestive heart failure symptoms; the effects of carcinoid syndrome can be treated with the use of somatostatin analogues. Conventional chemotherapy has been of little beneficial value, with response rates of only 10% to ...
Medical therapy for carcinoid heart disease includes digitalis and diuretics for congestive heart failure symptoms; the effects of carcinoid syndrome can be treated with the use of somatostatin analogues. Conventional chemotherapy has been of little beneficial value, with response rates of only 10% to ...
Carcinoid heart involvement was found in 3 of 16 patients (19%) but no patient had subjective symptoms associated with heart disease. Four patients (25%) had slight pulmonary hypertension. No left-sided heart lesions were seen. No correlation between blood levels of 5-HT or substance P and ...
Symptoms can happen spontaneously or be triggered by factors such as: Exercise Some drinks, such as alcohol (particularly red wine) Stress Some foods, such as chocolate and certain cheeses Carcinoid Heart Disease Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) can occur in cases of advanced carcinoid tumors and car...
Eight cases of carcinoid heart disease associated with primary ovarian carcinoid tumor have been previously reported. A case is described in which rapid relief of all symptoms followed removal of an ovarian carcinoid argentaffin tumor. A... E Stephan,J De Wit - 《British Heart Journal》 被引量...
Ileal carcinoid tumor complicating carcinoid heart disease and secondary retroperitoneal fibrosis A 70-year-old man with metastatic liver tumors showed carcinoid syndrome with clinical symptoms of facial flushing, palpitation, dyspnea, and an itching se... D Sakai,M Murakami,K Kawazoe,... - 《Pathol...
They secrete a variety of vasoactive substances that can lead to symptoms associated with carcinoid syndrome. Carcinoid syndrome is characterized by flushing, diarrhea, wheezing, bronchospasm, dysrhythmias, and carcinoid heart disease. Carcinoid syndrome is more likely to develop when the vasoactive ...
Carcinoid heart disease: A clinical, pathologic, and therapeutic update The carcinoid syndrome is a rare clinical entity, the unique manifestations of which continue to excite the interest of physicians. Despite a common origin... NE Strickman,PA Rossi,GA Massumkhani,... - 《Current Problems in...
Resolution of right-sided heart failure symptoms after resection of a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor.Resolution of right-sided heart failure symptoms after resection of a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor.doi:10.14503/THIJ-13-3314Carcinoid heart disease/diagnosis/etiology/pathology/radiography/surgeryheart...
Read about carcinoid tumor treatment, symptoms, and meaning. Carcinoid tumors in the lungs or gut often have no symptoms, however, they may cause carcinoid syndrome. Learn the symptoms, treatment, and prognosis of carcinoid tumors.