Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NET), unphysiological exposure to serotonin is considered as a major pathogenic factor predisposing to the development carcinoid heart disease (CHD), a complication of carcinoid syndrome associated with poor prognosis. The ability of biomarkers to predict the development of CHD is limited. The aim of our prospective study was to assess risk factors of CHD development and mortality in SI-NET.Meth...