Vnitr Lek 2012, 58(11):867-870

Carcinoid and its cardiac manifestation

V. Talafa^1,*, D. Pastucha², K. Zeman¹, O. Zela¹, R. Filipčíková³, M. Bezdičková³

¹ JIP Interního oddělení Nemocnice ve Frýdku Místku, p.o., Frýdek Místek, přednosta prim. MUDr. Petr Vítek

² Klinika tělovýchovného lékařství a kardiovaskulární rehabilitace Lékařské fakulty UP a FN Olomouc, přednostka doc. MUDr. Eliška Sovová, Ph.D., MBA

³ Ústav normální anatomie Lékařské fakulty UP Olomouc, přednosta doc. MUDr. Stanislav Laichman, CSc.

A case report concerning patient diagnosed with a rare carcinoid showing typical symptoms is presented. Although essentially a cancer disease, this condition usually shows slow progression and tends to follow a favorable course with good prognosis if treated properly, assuming patient's reasonable compliance. We intend to highlight its typical clinical picture as well as the rarely occurring cardial manifestation leading to rapid progression and ultimately fatal outcome in a non-compliant patient who preferred alternative to evidence based medicine.

Keywords: carcinoid; carcinoid syndrome; tricuspid regurgitation; pulmonary hypertension; right heart failure

Received: June 12, 2012; Accepted: August 17, 2012; Published: November 1, 2012  Show citation