Isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation: The importance of identifying underlying mechanism

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-405

  Poh, Kian Keong ^a,b   Solis, Jorge ^a   Hung, Judy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Echocardiography; Elderly; Tricuspid regurgitation; Tumor

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CYST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARCINOID HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 45849096894     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.073     Document Type: Article

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