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The heart surgery forum · Feb 2018
Carcinoid Heart Disease: Early Outcomes after Surgical Valve Replacement in Nine Patients.
To describe the early outcomes of carcinoid patients undergoing surgical heart valve replacement. ⋯ Although carcinoid syndrome is a rare and progressive disease, valve replacement in symptomatic patients is a reasonable option with survival benefit, low early postoperative mortality, without valve-related complications, and with functional improvement. Cardiac assessment is required in all patients with carcinoid disease from the earliest time of medical treatment to improve patients' result.