Ventricular assistance after tricuspid valve replacement for carcinoid heart disease

We report a case of a 71-year-old woman with carcinoid heart disease admitted in ICU after tricuspid valve replacement. She quickly developed a acute heart right failure. Optimal medical treatment failed and we implanted ventricular assistance. After 10 days of support, patient improved and the righ...

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Published in:	Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 248 - 250
Main Authors:	Njambou Mbakop, T., Weyers, P., Van de Steen, E., Georis, J.N., Denis, B., Bettendorf, P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France Elsevier SAS 01-08-2009
Subjects:	Aged Assistance ventriculaire Carcinoid heart disease Carcinoid Heart Disease - surgery Cardiopathie carcinoïde Décompensation cardiaque Female Heart failure Heart Failure - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Heart-Assist Devices Humans Postoperative Complications - surgery Tricuspid Valve - surgery Ventricular assistance Heart failure Décompensation cardiaque Carcinoid heart disease Cardiopathie carcinoïde Ventricular assistance Assistance ventriculaire
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