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Table 3 Overview of echocardiographic alterations in patients with CHD

From: Outcome of carcinoid heart syndrome in patients enrolled in the SwissNet cohort

 

All patients, n = 23

Group Aa, n = 4

Group B, n = 12

Group C, n = 6

Endocard Fibrosis, n (%)

 Yes

4 (17)

1 (25)

1 (9)

2 (33)

 No

14 (61)

2 (50)

8 (66)

3 (50)

 Not known

5 (22)

1 (25)

3 (25)

1 (17)

Myocardial Decompensation, n (%)

 Yes

6 (26)

0 (0)

3 (25)

3 (50)

 No

14 (61)

3 (75)

8 (66)

2 (33)

 Not known

3 (13)

1 (25)

1 (9)

1 (17)

Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, n (%)

 Yes

6 (26)

2 (50)

2 (16)

2 (33)

 No

13 (57)

1 (25)

7 (58)

4 (67)

 Not known

4 (17)

1 (25)

3 (25)

0 (0)

Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency, n (%)

 Yes

12 (52)

3 (75)

8 (75)

1 (16)

 No

8 (35)

1 (25)

2 (12)

4 (66)

 Not known

3 (13)

0 (0)

2 (12)

1 (16)

Tricuspid Valve Stenosis, n (%)

 Yes

12 (52)

2 (50)

6 (50)

4 (67)

 No

19 (39)

1 (25)

5 (41)

2 (33)

 Not known

2 (9)

1 (25)

1 (9)

0 (0)

Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency, n (%)

 Yes

22 (96)

4 (100)

12 (100)

5 (83)

 No

1 (4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (17)

 Not known

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. Patient data derived from SwissNET (n = 23)
  2. No significant difference could be detected using Fisher exact test
  3. aOne patient was excluded from group A as this patient is still alive and the disease is stable