Implantable cardioverter defibrillator as a bridge to recovery in an infant with cardiac rhabdomyoma
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| Publication date | 2009 |
| Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
| Volume | Issue number | 168 | 7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 863-866 |
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| Abstract | Multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas in an infant presented with recurrent life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias refractory to medical treatment and necessitating the placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The device functioned effectively as a bridge to recovery during a 2-year follow-up period, when the tumor showed spontaneous regression, along with an almost complete resolution of the ventricular arrhythmias. We conclude that childhood cardiac rhabdomyomas causing severe drug-refractory ventricular arrhythmias can be managed by ICD therapy |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-008-0837-4 |
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