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Infantile cardiac hemangioendothelioma

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A 4-month-old infant with cardiac hemangioendothelioma presented with thrombocytopenia, and pericardial effusion, as well as signs and symptoms of heart failure. This is the first reported case of infantile cardiac hemangioma successfully treated with steroids.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 1, Chang-Te Street, 10016, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China

    Jeng-Sheng Chang, Ming-Lon Young, Wen-Min Chuu & Hung-Chi Lue

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Chang, JS., Young, ML., Chuu, WM. et al. Infantile cardiac hemangioendothelioma. Pediatr Cardiol 13, 52–55 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00788232

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