Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rasmussen, Vibeke Guldbrand
• Kanstrup, Helle Lynge
• Nielsen-Kudsk, Jens Erik

Titel

Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty in carcinoid pulmonary valve stenosis

Ist Teil von

• Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, 2016, Vol.88 (7), p.1174-1176

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• More than half of patients with carcinoid syndrome develop carcinoid valve disease. Both the tricuspid and pulmonary valve are often involved. Symptoms of carcinoid syndrome with flushing, diarrhea, and bronchospasm often precedes cardiac symptoms. We report a case of carcinoid initially presenting with rapid development of right heart failure due to severe pulmonary valve stenosis. In untreated carcinoid, there is a risk of carcinoid crisis with anesthesia and surgery. In local anesthesia, we performed a sub-acute balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. The procedure was successful without any residual pulmonary valve stenosis and with immediately relief of dyspnea. The final diagnostic workup for the underlying malignancy continued the day after valvuloplasty. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.