Cor Vasa 2021, 63(6):720-724 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2021.050

(Carcinoid heart disease in a patient with primary ovarian carcinoid)

Eva Kapsová^a, Jan Václavík^a, Tomáš Veiser^a, Patricie Delongová^b

^a Oddělení kardiovaskulární, Interní a kardiologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava

^b Ústav patologie, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava

Carcinoid heart disease is a collective term for all heart diseases that result from the action of neurohumoral substances produced by carcinoids. In most cases, it is a dysfunction of right-sided heart valves, predominantly the tricuspid valve’s insuffi ciency, leading to right heart failure. A small proportion of patients, up to approximately 10%, may also affect the mitral and aortic valves. In the case report, we present a patient diagnosed with a rare primary ovarian carcinoid, clinically present carcinoid syndrome, including both rightand left-sided heart valve involvement and rapid clinical progression of the disease.

Keywords: Carcinoid heart disease, Ovarian carcinoid, Tricuspid valve insuffi ciency

Received: April 3, 2021; Revised: April 3, 2021; Accepted: April 7, 2021; Published: December 13, 2021  Show citation