Cardiac involvement in carcinoid syndrome is characterized by:
Correct Answer: Intimal fibrosis of right ventricle,tricuspid and pulmonary valve
Description: Cardiac lesions are present in 50percent of the patients with the carcinoid syndrome. These are largely right sided due to inactivatiin of both serotonin and bradykinin in the blood during passage through lungs by the monoxime oxidase present in pulmonary vascular endothelium. (ref Robbins 8th/569)
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