Cardiology · Cardiology / Oncologic cardiology
Carcinoid heart disease
also: Hedinger syndrome; Hedinger–Jones syndrome
Right-sided valvular fibrosis from serotonin-secreting neuroendocrine tumors.
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Subspecialty
- Cardiology / Oncologic cardiology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- MEN1
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Hedinger syndrome; Hedinger–Jones syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Serotonin and vasoactive substances cause plaque-like fibrous deposits on right heart valves.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (8)
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3 shared
Carcinoid syndrome
diarrhea, flushing, wheezing
2 shared
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edema, fatigue
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edema, fatigue
2 shared
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fatigue, right heart failure
2 shared
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fatigue, right heart failure
2 shared
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diarrhea, flushing
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edema, fatigue
1 shared
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diarrhea
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fatigue
1 shared
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fatigue
Shares genes with
1 shared
Carcinoid syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Cushing syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Glucagonoma syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Hyperprolactinemia–galactorrhea syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
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MEN1
1 shared
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
MEN1
1 shared
Verner–Morrison syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
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MEN1
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