Recurrent Carcinoid Valvulopathy after Bioprosthetic Valve Surgery

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Introduction: Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) typically affects right-sided cardiac structures causing leaflet thickening, retraction and valve dysfunction requiring surgery.

Aim(s): Evaluate early prosthetic dysfunction after valve replacement (VR) with tissue valves.

Materials and methods: From Jan 2001 to Nov 2013, 27 consecutive patients with carcinoid syndrome, liver metastases and CHD had tricuspid or/and pulmonic valve replacement with tissue valves. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected clinical, laboratory and echo data was performed. We could not assess recurrence in six patients due to perioperative mortality (n:3; 11%), valve replacement in 2013 (N:2), lost follow-up (n:1).

Conference: 11th Annual ENETSConcerence (2014)

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Authors: Zacks J, Canovas E, Lavine R, Warner R,

Keywords: valves, recurrent carcinoid disease, serotonin,