Cardiac involvement (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) in tuberous sclerosis.

نویسندگان

  • O Ijaola
  • L C Festus-Abibo
  • O Lawani
  • S F Kuku
چکیده

A surface electrocardiogram showing type B Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome pattern was part of the cardiac findings in a female of 24 with florid features of tuberous sclerosis. She had cardiomegaly but no intracardiac tumour was demonstrated. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, though rare, has previously been described in association with tuberous sclerosis in children but not before in adults.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 70 820  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994