Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Nov 2021)

Hedinger Syndrome with Intraoperative Carcinoid Crisis — Understanding the Pathophysiology for a Successful Management

  • Albert Franz Guerrero-Becerra,
  • Juan Sebastián Frías-Ordoñez,
  • Sergio A Higuera,
  • Laura Patricia Gutiérrez-Soriano,
  • Juan Camilo Giraldo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0656

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Abstract Carcinoid tumors can be a cause for right heart valve disease, also known as Hedinger syndrome or carcinoid heart disease. Proper understanding of the pathophysiology is of the uttermost importance for adequate treatment of these patients, especially during heart surgery.

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