Carcinoid heart disease: correlation of echocardiographic and histopathological findings
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Carcinoid heart disease: correlation of echocardiographic and histopathological findings.
To cite: Miles LF, Leong T, McCall P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207732 DESCRIPTION A 41-year-old man presented to an anaesthetic preassessment clinic with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumour and clinical features of carcinoid syndrome for consideration of hepatic resection. He gave a history of worsening exertional dyspnoea and peri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207732