Carcinoid Crisis–Induced Acute Systolic Heart Failure

Carcinoid Crisis–Induced Acute Systolic Heart Failure

Carcinoid crisis is a life-threatening manifestation of carcinoid syndrome characterized by profound autonomic instability in the setting of catecholamine release from stress, tumor manipulation, or anesthesia. Here, we present an unusual case of carcinoid crisis leading to acute systolic heart fail...

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Main Authors: Manoj V. Maddali, MD, Catherine Chiu, MD, Emily R. Cedarbaum, MD, Vidhushei Yogeswaran, MD, Mohamed Seedahmed, MD, Wendy Smith, MD, Emily Bergsland, MD, Nicholas Fidelman, MD, Jamie L.W. Kennedy, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
acute heart failure
cardiac assist devices
inotropes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920311025

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