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  • Title: Carcinoid heart disease with severe hypoxia due to interatrial shunt through patent foramen ovale.
    Author: Boglioli LR, Gardiner J, Gerstenblith G, Taff ML, Cameron DE.
    Journal: Tex Heart Inst J; 1997; 24(2):125-8. PubMed ID: 9205988.
    Abstract:
    Carcinoid heart disease occurs in approximately half of patients who have carcinoid syndrome and is the leading cause of death among these patients. It is typically manifest as right-sided valvular lesions, usually tricuspid insufficiency and pulmonary valve stenosis. This case report describes the unusual presentation of a patient with carcinoid heart disease and a large right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale.
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