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Editorial
. 2020 Apr 15;2(4):537-538.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.03.001. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Avoiding a Repeat Sternotomy in Recurrent Carcinoid Heart Disease

Jerome S Zacks  1 , Ronald Lavine  2
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Editorial

Avoiding a Repeat Sternotomy in Recurrent Carcinoid Heart Disease

Jerome S Zacks et al. JACC Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: pulmonic valve disease; right heart failure; serotonin; transcatheter valve replacement; tricuspid valve disease; valvulopathy.

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  • doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.089

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