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Carcinoid Heart Disease - Explained

Carcinoid Heart Disease Carcinoid heart disease (CHD, Hedinger syndrome), is a rare condition that affects about one in five (20%) patients who have a neuroendocrine cancer AND carcinoid syndrome (CS), particularly those whose primary is in the small bowel followed by lung or ovary.

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