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ArticleCureus2025

Navigating the Complexities of Carcinoid Heart Disease and Severe Coronary Artery Disease: A Case for Multidisciplinary Collaboration.

Boris Arbit

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Boris ArbitCardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report presents a 71-year-old male with a complex cardiac pathology involving severe coronary artery disease (CAD) and carcinoid heart disease (CHD) secondary to metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET). The patient presented with symptoms of orthopnea, persistent lower extremity edema, and fatigue. Diagnostic investigations revealed a highly elevated coronary artery calcium score, echocardiographic evidence of right-sided heart involvement typical of CHD, and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) confirmation of metastatic NET. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges posed by the coexistence of CHD and CAD and emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary approach to optimize patient management.

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carcinoid heart diseasecoronary artery diseaseechocardiographymultidisciplinary approachneuroendocrine tumorright-sided heart failure

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PMID41625916
PMCPMC12853135

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