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Tetralogy of Fallot [PDF]

, 2018
Primary repair is now the favoured approach for most patients with tetralogy of Fallot, and has excellent results. Pulmonary regurgitation is the major management issue during long-term follow-up, and late pulmonary valve replacement by surgery or ...
Robert Yates
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Pooled prevalence and subgroup variations of Tetralogy of Fallot among children and adolescents with congenital heart defect in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundTetralogy of Fallot is one of the critical congenital heart defects needing intervention within the first year of life.ObjectiveThis review aims to systematically assess the prevalence of Tetralogy of Fallot among children and adolescents with ...
Biniam Endale Geleta, Abay Mulu
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A Severe and Fatal Type A Aortic Dissection in an Adult with a Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Prague Medical Report
We report a case of a 44-year-old woman surgically treated for tetralogy of Fallot who experienced an acute and extensive Stanford A type aortic dissection despite the meticulous follow-up.
Manuela Montatore, Federica Masino, Vincenzo Signorile, Marina Balbino, Ruggiero Tupputi, Giuseppe Guglielmi   +5 more
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Physiological and clinical consequences of relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction late after repair of congenital heart defects. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) is a common problem after repair of congenital heart disease. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) can treat this condition without consequent pulmonary regurgitation or ...
Sridharan, S, Schievano, S, Coats, L, Jones, R, Mist, B, Taylor, AM, Deanfield, JE, Bonhoeffer, P, Derrick, G, Khambadkone, S, Pellerin, D   +10 more
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Lifetime costs and outcomes of repair of Tetralogy of Fallot compared to natural progression of the disease: Great Ormond Street Hospital cohort.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundTetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart disease that requires surgical repair without which survival through childhood is extremely rare. The aim of this paper is to use data from the mandatory follow-up of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot ...
Rachael Maree Hunter, Mark Isaac, Alessandra Frigiola, David Blundell, Kate Brown, Kate Bull   +5 more
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Exercise capacity and biventricular function in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) often have diminished exercise capacity. The primary objective of this study was to examine whether abnormalities of biventricular function play a role in exercise limitation in patients
Tanous, David, Samman, Ahmed, Balint, Olga H, Siu, Samuel C, Granton, John, Schwerzmann, Markus, Redington, Andrew, Silversides, Candice K   +7 more
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Tetralogy of Fallot and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a rare association

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2003
Tetralogy of Fallot is known as the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease and has a prevalence of 10% of all congenital heart diseases. Although many other heart anomalies may coexist, the association of tetralogy of Fallot and hypertrophic ...
Angela Maria Férrer Carvalho, Tereza Cristina Pinheiro Diógenes, Eduardo Régis Monte Jucá, André Férrer Carvalho, Clarissa Férrer Carvalho, José Nogueira Paes Júnior   +5 more
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Cerebral And Myocardial Infarction In A Patient With Uncorrected Tetralogy Of Fallot [PDF]

, 2012
Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot is associated with polycythaemia and thrombo-embolism. Ischaemia from thrombotic occlusion of vessels supplying major organs may occur.
Ogbemudia, EJ, Sadoh, WE, Adigweme, IN
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Rare Combination of Right Aortic Arch, Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery and Absent Left Pulmonary Artery in a Boy with Tetralogy of Fallot

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2023
Mohammed Nasir,1 Muluken Ahmed2 1Pediatrics Department, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia; 2Pediatrics Department, Arbaminch University, Arbaminch, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Mohammed Nasir, Pediatrics Department, Hawassa University, PO Box: 05, Hawassa,
Nasir M, Ahmed M
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Absent pulmonary valve syndrome with tetralogy of Fallot detected at an early gestational age of 27 weeks – A case report

Indian Heart Journal, 2013
Objective: Absent pulmonary valve syndrome (APVS) is a rare congenital anomaly, usually seen in association with a ventricular septal defect. It has been reported to occur in 3–6% of cases of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).
Ashok N. Bhupali, Kiran B. Patankar, Sayi Prasad, Jeetendra K. Patil, Ajitey Tamhane   +4 more
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