ADDITIVE VALUE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE VISUALIZATION OF CARCINOID HEART-DISEASE

DJ VANVELDHUISEN; JPM HAMER; MPHM ANDRIESSEN; EGE DEVRIES; KI LIE

ADDITIVE VALUE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE VISUALIZATION OF CARCINOID HEART-DISEASE

DJ VANVELDHUISEN^*, JPM HAMER, MPHM ANDRIESSEN, EGE DEVRIES, KI LIE

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Cardiovascular Centre (CVC)

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Abstract

A 65-yr-old woman with atypical complaints and a tricuspid insufficiency murmur underwent transthoracic echocardiography, which showed right-sided abnormalities, but did not allow clear visualization of the valves. Subsequent transoesophageal imaging, however, raised the suspicion of carcinoid heart disease, because of the typical lesions. The diagnosis was thereafter confirmed by biochemical investigations, scintigraphy and abdominal ultrasound. This case suggests that transoesophageal echocardiography may have additive value in the detection of carcinoid heart disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-21
Number of pages	5
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Medicine
Volume	41
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - Aug-1992

Keywords

CARCINOID
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
TRANSESOPHAGEAL IMAGING
TWO-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS

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