Open AccessTuberous Sclerosis and Cardiac Tumors: New Electrocardiographic Finding in an Infant
Author(s) -
Eyüp Aslan,
Fatih Şap,
Ahmet Sert,
Dursun Odabaş
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
texas heart institute journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1526-6702
pISSN - 0730-2347
DOI - 10.14503/thij-13-3571
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , medicine , rhabdomyoma , asymptomatic , cardiology , electrocardiography , supraventricular tachycardia , cardiac tumors , tachycardia , pediatrics , radiology
Cardiac rhabdomyoma, the primary cardiac tumor most often diagnosed in children, is frequently present in patients with tuberous sclerosis. Most pediatric patients with rhabdomyoma are asymptomatic; however, various electrocardiographic abnormalities can be detected, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, ectopic atrial tachycardia, and atrioventricular node dysfunction. We describe the case of a 10-month-old infant girl who had tuberous sclerosis and multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas. Her electrocardiographic presentation was notable for dome-shaped T waves and no ST segment in some leads. To our knowledge, this electrocardiographic finding has not been described in patients with tuberous sclerosis and cardiac masses.