Hedinger Syndrome with Intraoperative Carcinoid Crisis — Understanding the Pathophysiology for a Successful Management

Autor: Juan Camilo Giraldo, Albert Franz Guerrero-Becerra, Juan Sebastián Frías-Ordoñez, Sergio A Higuera, Laura Patricia Gutiérrez-Soriano
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (2021)
ISSN: 1678-9741
Popis: Carcinoid tumors can be a cause for right heart valve disease, also known as Hedinger syndrome or carcinoid heart disease. Proper understanding of the pathophysiology is of the uttermost importance for adequate treatment of these patients, especially during heart surgery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE