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Dramatic resolution of a prenatally diagnosed massive cardiac rhabdomyoma in left ventricle with everolimus therapy in a neonate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2025

Roma Verma
Affiliation:
The Fetal Cardiology Division, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Amrita University, AIMS Ponekkara PO, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
Akshay Desale
Affiliation:
The Fetal Cardiology Division, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Amrita University, AIMS Ponekkara PO, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
Balu Vaidyanathan*
Affiliation:
The Fetal Cardiology Division, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Amrita University, AIMS Ponekkara PO, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
*
Corresponding author: Balu Vaidyanathan; Email: [email protected]

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