Disappearance Of A Cardiac Rhabdomyoma Complicating Congenital Mitral Regurgitation As Observed By Serial Two-dimensional Echocardiography
Matsuoka, Y., Nakati, T., Kawaguchi, K. et al. Disappearance of a cardiac rhabdomyoma complicating congenital mitral regurgitation as observed by serial two-dimensional echocardiography. Pediatr Cardiol 11, 98–101 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02239572
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Disease Location
Lower ventricular septum
Personal Characteristics
4 mths old female
Clinical Characteristics
Admitted at age 3 months, for tachypnea, poor feeding, inadequate increase in body weight precordial bulge noted, grade 3/6 systolic regurgitant murmur & grade 2/6 diastolic rumble heard at apex chest x-ray film showed enlargement of left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary artery with cardiomegaly 2-d ecg revealed cardiac tumor in lower ventricular septum after mitral valve replacement, nodule seen at site of left ventricular wall--> histogram revealed cardiac rhabdomyoma
Remission Characteristics
Serial 2d echocardiography revealed tumor reduction 2 mths post-surgery & disappearance of tumor after 6 mths
Treatment & Mechanisms
Clinical Treatment
Treated with digitalis & diuretics in outpatient clinic cardiac catheterization & angiocardiography performed at 14 mths mitral valve replaced by prosthesis at 18 mths