carcinoid heart disease
MONDO:0043529Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names carcinoid heart disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Cardiac manifestation of gastrointestinal CARCINOID TUMOR that metastasizes to the liver. Substances secreted by the tumor cells, including SEROTONIN, promote fibrous plaque formation in ENDOCARDIUM and its underlying layers. These deposits cause distortion of the TRICUSPID VALVE and the PULMONARY VALVE eventually leading to STENOSIS and valve regurgitation.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0043529), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of