Heterotopic Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in a Patient With Carcinoid Heart Disease

AbstractNeuroendocrine tumors can lead to carcinoid heart disease with subsequent development of severe tricuspid regurgitation due to thickening and restriction of the tricuspid leaflets. We present a patient who underwent successful heterotopic transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for torrent...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2022-12, Vol.4 (23), p.101679, Article 101679
Main Authors: Stolz, Lukas, MD, Doldi, Philipp M., MD, Weckbach, Ludwig T., MD, Schwinger, Robert H.G., MD, Stocker, Thomas J., MD, Massberg, Steffen, MD, Näbauer, Michael, MD, Hausleiter, Jörg, MD
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Language:English
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Cardiovascular
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Summary:AbstractNeuroendocrine tumors can lead to carcinoid heart disease with subsequent development of severe tricuspid regurgitation due to thickening and restriction of the tricuspid leaflets. We present a patient who underwent successful heterotopic transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for torrential tricuspid regurgitation due to carcinoid heart disease. ( Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.10.011