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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 1161-1163, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
SK Ohri, JB Schofield, H Hodgson, CM Oakley and BE Keogh
A woman who had carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease underwent
tricuspid and pulmonary valve replacements with a xenograft and a
cryopreserved allograft, respectively. Within 3 months of the operation
severe pulmonary regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension refractory to
medical therapy developed. Autopsy found the biomechanical tricuspid valve
to be free of disease but the allograft in the pulmonary position was
involved by carcinoid heart disease in a fashion similar to the excised
native pulmonary valve.
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Carcinoid heart disease: early failure of an allograft valve replacement
Department of Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, England.
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