Cited 13 times since 2005 (0.7 per year) source: EuropePMC The Annals of thoracic surgery, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 1 2005, Pages 2147-2149 Double bioprosthetic valve replacement in right-sided carcinoid heart disease. Voigt PG, Braun J, Teng OY, Koolbergen DR, Holman E, Bax JJ, Smit VT, Dion RA
A patient with tricuspid and pulmonary regurgitation due to carcinoid syndrome successfully underwent double bioprosthetic valve replacement. This technique avoids anticoagulation treatment in a patient with hepatic dysfunction and facilitates future hepatic de-arterialization as a treatment option in carcinoid disease. Advances in treatment of carcinoid syndrome may have reduced the risk of early bioprosthetic degeneration.
