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. 1983 Aug;20(4):303–304. doi: 10.1136/jmg.20.4.303

Cardiac rhabdomyomata as a marker for the antenatal detection of tuberous sclerosis.

D C Crawford, C Garrett, M Tynan, B G Neville, L D Allan
PMCID: PMC1049124  PMID: 6620331

Abstract

We report the echocardiographic identification of cardiac tumours in antenatal life in a pregnancy where the father was known to have tuberous sclerosis. This allowed termination of an affected pregnancy in the second trimester.

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