Long-term use of everolimus for refractory arrhythmia in a child with tuberous sclerosis complex.

arrhythmia everolimus mTOR rhabdomyoma tuberous sclerosis complex

Journal

American journal of medical genetics. Part A
ISSN: 1552-4833
Titre abrégé: Am J Med Genet A
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101235741

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised: 01 12 2023
received: 15 09 2023
accepted: 07 12 2023
medline: 22 12 2023
pubmed: 22 12 2023
entrez: 22 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Tuberous sclerosis complex is associated with the occurrence of cardiac rhabdomyomas that may result in life-threatening arrhythmia unresponsive to standard antiarrhythmic therapy. We report the case of an infant with multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas who developed severe refractory supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) that was successfully treated with everolimus. Pharmacological mTOR inhibition rapidly improved arrhythmia within few weeks after treatment initiation and correlated with a reduction in tumor size. Intermediate attempts to discontinue everolimus resulted in rhabdomyoma size rebound and recurrence of arrhythmic episodes, which resolved on resumption of therapy. While everolimus treatment led to successful control of arrhythmia in the first years of life, episodes of SVT reoccurred at the age of 6 years. Electrophysiologic testing confirmed an accessory pathway that was successfully ablated, resulting in freedom of arrhythmic events. In summary we present an in-depth evaluation of the long-term use of everolimus in a child with TSC-associated SVT, including the correlation between drug use and arrhythmia outcome. This case report provides important information on the safety and efficacy of an mTOR inhibitor for the treatment of a potentially life-threatening cardiac disease manifestation in TSC for which the optimal treatment strategy is still not well established.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38130096
doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63508
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie-Herz und Kreislaufforschung

Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Auteurs

Christoph Hofmann (C)

Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.

Steffen Syrbe (S)

Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Joachim Hebe (J)

Center for Electrophysiology Bremen, Bremen, Germany.

Jannis Kreft (J)

Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.

Sebastian Stark (S)

Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, Partnership Between German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany.
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany.

Till Milde (T)

Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, Partnership Between German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany.
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany.

Mirko Völkers (M)

Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.

Georg Friedrich Hoffmann (GF)

Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Matthias Gorenflo (M)

Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Alexander Kovacevic (A)

Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

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