Selton-Suty C, Juillière Y, Anconina J, Danchin N, Isaaz K, Henneton C, Conroy T, Cherrier F
Service de cardiologie B, CHU de Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1990 Nov;83(12):1863-6.
A case of the carcinoid syndrome with right heart involvement is reported. Echocardiography showed diffuse right ventricular disease with a pathological tricuspid valve. Doppler recordings of forward tricuspid blood flow showed changes suggesting abnormal right ventricular filling, the mechanisms of which are discussed.