Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
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A 70-year-old female with severe tricuspid regurgitation and stenosis was admitted to our institution because of watery diarrhea and peripheral edema. The urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) level was 292.9 mg/l (normal, 0.5-5.0 mg/l). Abdominal computed tomography showed enhanced multiple nodules in the liver. ⋯ Cardiac surgery for carcinoid heart disease is complicated by hemodynamic instability secondary to carcinoid crises which can be provoked pharmacologically by administration of vasoactive medications. Octreotide is an effective tool to manage manifestation of carcinoid activity. We could performed surgical treatment of carcinoid heart disease safely in the perioperative presence of octreotide.