Cardiac involvement in carcinoid syndrome is characterized by:
High-Yield Explanation
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)