An Infant with High-Output Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Resulting from a Giant Cutaneous Hemangioma

Andrew A. Lawson*, Wayne H. Franklin, Nicolas F.M. Porta, Alan Nugent, Amanda Hauck

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Abstract

We present the clinical course of an 8-month-old infant with a giant cutaneous hemangioma resulting in high-output heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. The lesion was successfully embolized and excised, with rapid resolution of heart failure and improvement in pulmonary hypertension.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)740-743
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric cardiology
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2025

Keywords

  • Cutaneous hemangioma
  • Endovascular embolization
  • High-output heart failure
  • Pulmonary hypertension

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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