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Everolimus for severe arrhythmias in tuberous sclerosis complex related cardiac rhabdomyomas

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Abstract Intracardiac rhabdomyoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor in children. Most cases are associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Most of them are asymptomatic in the neonate and do not require treatment. However, some develop cardiovascular symptoms such as arrhythmias, heart failure, and ventricular inflow/outflow tract obstruction in the neonatal period with early death. Many of these tumors are not candidates for surgical resection and medical management is limited. Treatment with mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor is currently approved for the management of central nervous tumors and angiomyolipoma in TSC. Two patients with malignant arrhythmias related to nonsurgical multiple rhabdomyomas associated with TSC who were successfully treated with an mTOR inhibitor were described. Everolimus therapy showed significant regression of rhabdomyomas with rapid improvement of arrhythmias and heart failure prior to tumor shrinkage.

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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research

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FuenteAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Cuartil año de publicaciónNo disponible
Volumen185
Issue5
Páginas1525 - 1531
pISSNNo disponible
ISSN1552-4825

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