Carcinoid heart disease is a complication of metastatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). We sought to identify factors associated with echocardiographic progression of carcinoid heart disease and death ...

Hepatic metastases of carcinoid tumors release vasoactive substances that, because they are not detoxified by the liver, cause severe heart disease. Advances in surgical techniques have led to ...

Rochester, MN - A study conducted to identify factors involved in the progression of cardiac lesions seen in carcinoid syndrome suggests that serotonin is the main culprit and that the risk of ...

Circulating free tumor DNA copy number index (CNI) as a predictor of therapeutic response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC). Randomized phase II trial of the carboxylesterase (CES)-converted ...

India’s first: Both right-sided heart valves treated minimally, avoiding open surgery, at Pulse Heart Super Specialty Hospital, Miyapur The patient condition: A 59-year-old lady with carcinoid heart ...

Neuroendocrine neoplasm: A 10-year retrospective review of a single-center experience. Second interim analysis of CABONEN: An international, multicenter phase II trial investigating cabozantinib in ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Neuro-endocrine tumors (NET) resulting in syndromes of serotonin excess can lead to cardiac involvement, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure and ...

Carcinoid syndrome is a constellation of symptoms and clinical signs that can arise in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). These malignancies originate from neuroendocrine cells, ...

A carcinoid tumor is a type of cancer that develops in different parts of the body and is characterized by a slow growth phase. Credit: Photomicrograph of a carcinoid tumor. Credit: David ...

Carcinoid syndrome diarrhea is characterized by symptoms such as facial flushing, abdominal discomfort, fatigue, and may lead damage in the heart valve. The patients of carcinoid syndrome release a ...