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[cs_content][cs_section bg_image=”https://tscireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/heart_banner.jpg” parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ _order=”0″ class=”cs-hide-sm cs-hide-xs” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h2″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center mtn, mbn” style=”color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);font-style: italic;”]Supporting Each Other[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h1″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center mtn” style=”color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);”]TSC Ireland[/x_custom_headline][x_button shape=”pill” size=”large” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”/contact” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Contact Us[x_icon type=”lightbulb-o” class=”mvn mls mrn”][/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section bg_image=”https://tscireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/heart_mobile.jpg” parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ class=”cs-hide-xl cs-hide-lg cs-hide-md” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 20px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h2″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center mtn, mbn” style=”color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);font-style: italic;”]Supporting Each Other[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h1″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center mtn” style=”color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);”]TSC Ireland[/x_custom_headline][x_button shape=”pill” size=”large” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Contact Us[x_icon type=”lightbulb-o” class=”mvn mls mrn”][/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_element_section _id=”23″][cs_element_row _id=”24″][cs_element_column _id=”25″][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”false”]Heart Involvement[/x_custom_headline][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id=”32″][cs_element_column _id=”33″] [/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id=”34″][cs_text _order=”0″]Testing of the heart using echocardiography is performed to visualise cardiac rhabdomyomas, the most common primary cardiac tumor of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in infancy and childhood. The incidence of these tumors in TSC has been reported to vary from 47 percent to 67 percent.[/cs_text][cs_text class=”mtm”]Childhood tumor regression is the rule. In other words, in most cases, cardiac tumors are their largest at birth and may shrink or disappear as the individuals grow older. A second peak in the incidence of these tumors may occur during puberty. Electrocardiograms (EKGs) are used to detect abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias.[/cs_text][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id=”41″][cs_element_column _id=”42″][cs_text _order=”0″ class=”ptl”]Any symptoms should be monitored by a cardiologist who is aware of the risks involved for individuals with TSC.[/cs_text][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”49″][cs_element_row _id=”50″][cs_element_column _id=”51″][x_button type=”real” shape=”rounded” size=”x-large” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”/donate” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=”” class=”mtl mbl”]Donate[x_icon type=”eur” class=”mvn mls mrn”][/x_button][cs_text class=”mbl”]
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[/cs_text][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”61″][cs_element_row _id=”62″][cs_element_column _id=”63″][cs_text _order=”0″]Cardiac rhabdomyomas are more likely to be the cause of heart failure in a newborn infant or young child than in an adult with TSC. Most rhabdomyomas of the heart are asymptomatic, but they should be treated by an experienced cardiologist if an arrhythmia or other cardiac problem is present. Cardiac arrhythmias infrequently have developed in children just after starting carbamazepine (Tegretol), used for the treatment of epilepsy. Reports have also shown a significant increase in the size of cardiac rhabdomyomas in infants with TSC with infantile spasms who are treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Therefore, echocardiograms and EKG baseline measurements should be obtained before initiating these treatments.[/cs_text][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][/cs_content]