A 42-year-old woman presents with flushing, diarrhoea and wheeze. She has a systolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border. Urinary 5-HIA...

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A 42-year-old woman presents with flushing, diarrhoea and wheeze. She has a systolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border. Urinary 5-HIAA is elevated. What cardiac complication is most commonly associated with this condition?

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Right-sided valvular lesions, particularly tricuspid regurgitation

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Aortic stenosis

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Left ventricular non-compaction

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Patent ductus arteriosus

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Carcinoid heart disease

A 42-year-old woman presents with flushing, diarrhoea and wheeze. She has a systolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border. Urinary 5-HIAA is elevated. What cardiac complication is most commonly associated with this condition?