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Carcinoid tumors can be a cause for right heart valve disease, also known as Hedinger syndrome or carcinoid heart disease. Proper understanding of the pathophysiology is of the uttermost importance for adequate treatment of these patients, especially ...
Albert Franz Guerrero-Becerra+4 more
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Outcome of carcinoid heart syndrome in patients enrolled in the SwissNet cohort
Background Carcinoid heart disease is a rare disease which develops in patients with functional neuroendocrine tumors in an advanced tumor state. Patients diagnosed with carcinoid heart disease have a poor longtime prognosis with respect to morbidity and
Eva Grundmann+3 more
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An IoT Framework for Heart Disease Prediction based on MDCNN Classifier [PDF]
Nowadays, heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Predicting heart disease is a complex task since it requires experience along with advanced knowledge. Internet of Things (IoT) technology has lately been adopted in healthcare systems to collect sensor values for heart disease diagnosis and prediction.
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Percutaneous closure of PFO in patients with reduced oxygen saturation at rest and during exercise : short- and long-term results [PDF]
Background. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rare cause of hypoxemia and clinical symptoms of dyspnea. Due to a right-to-left shunt, desaturated blood enters the systemic circulation in a subset of patients resulting in dyspnea and a subsequent ...
De Cuyper, Celine+8 more
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Progress in the medical and surgical management of patients with carcinoid disease has resulted in improved symptoms and survival. Carcinoid heart disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with malignant carcinoid syndrome.
Patricia A. Pellikka, Heidi M. Connolly
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![Figure][1] [![Graphic][3] ][3][![Graphic][4] ][4][![Graphic][5] ][5] A 26-year-old man with a history of carcinoid and small-bowel resection presented with shortness of breath.
Susie N. Hong+2 more
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Somatostatin Analogues in the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Past, Present and Future [PDF]
In recent decades, the incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) has steadily increased. Due to the slow-growing nature of these tumors and the lack of early symptoms, most cases are diagnosed at advanced stages, when curative treatment options are no ...
Amthauer, Holger+8 more
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Evaluating The Accuracy of Classification Algorithms for Detecting Heart Disease Risk [PDF]
The healthcare industry generates enormous amounts of complex clinical data that make the prediction of disease detection a complicated process. In medical informatics, making effective and efficient decisions is very important. Data Mining (DM) techniques are mainly used to identify and extract hidden patterns and interesting knowledge to diagnose and
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Carcinoid heart disease in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumours
Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is the main complication of carcinoid syndrome (CS) associated with metastatic small intestine neuroendocrine tumours (NETs).
C. Delhomme+11 more
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Chromogranin A: From Laboratory to Clinical Aspects of Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors [PDF]
Background. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are characterized by having behavior and prognosis that depend upon tumor histology, primary site, staging, and proliferative index.
Baldelli, Roberto+8 more
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