Regression of Cardiac Rhabdomyomas Producing a Severe Aortic Stenosis: Case Report and Discussion of the Literature.
Vlasta M E FesslovaMartina EvangelistaLuciane PiazzaAntonio SaracinoAndreea AndronacheCarmelina ChiarelloAlessandro VarricaAlessandro GiambertiAlessandro FrigiolaPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
We describe a case of a voluminous rhabdomyoma (R) detected by fetal echocardiography at 32 weeks' gestation (w.g.) obstructing the left ventricular inflow and aortic outflow tract, with a moderate aortic gradient at birth, not needing immediate surgery. At follow-up, the mass progressively regressed, leaving the aortic valve partly damaged, with a gradient that increased to a maximum of 100 mmHg at 9 years. The girl was then operated on successfully by a plasty of the aortic valve. The literature regarding R is discussed.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- gestational age
- systematic review
- minimally invasive
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- coronary artery bypass
- acute myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- preterm infants
- mitral valve
- computed tomography
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- preterm birth
- pulmonary hypertension
- high intensity
- left atrial
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- ejection fraction
- pregnancy outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention