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Cardiac Neoplasms

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Neonatal Heart Disease

Abstract

Cardiac neoplasms, especially in the neonatal presentation, are the great imitators. While the introduction of cross-sectional echocardiography has taken away some of the “surprise” when evaluating a newborn for suspected congenital heart disease, there is still considerable drama and terrible parental apprehension when dealing with a cardiac tumor in the neonate.

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Freedom, R.M., Benson, L.N. (1992). Cardiac Neoplasms. In: Neonatal Heart Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1814-5_42

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