Outcome of carcinoid heart syndrome in patients enrolled in the SwissNet cohort.

Background: Carcinoid heart disease is a rare disease which develops in patients with functional neuroendocrine tumors in an advanced tumor state. Patients diagnosed with carcinoid heart disease have a poor longtime prognosis with respect to morbidity and mortality and long-term data on patient outcomes are lacking.

Methods And Results: In this retrospective study, we analyzed outcomes of 23 patients with carcinoid heart disease enrolled into the SwissNet database.

Effects of fluoride tablets on caries and fluorosis occurrence among 6- to 9-year olds using fluoridated salt.

Objective: The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate the association between the use of fluoride tablets among users of fluoridated salt and the occurrence of caries and fluorosis.

Materials And Methods: We examined 583 school children aged 6-9 years in Berlin, Germany for caries-status (modified defs > or = 1; d(3)-level) and fluorosis occurrence on central incisors (TSIF > or = 1). Parents completed questionnaires about several sociodemographic and oral health related factors of the previous years.