Abstract:Introduction: Tetralogy of Fallot in adults is a surgical challenge owing to the long-standing hypoxic myocardium. Trans-annular patching (TAP) in comparison to an outflow-tract patch (OP) is speculated to cause progressive right ventricular dysfunction due to free pulmonary regurgitation. We present the results of objective assessment of surgical correction in an adult population at mid-tenn follow up.Methods: Ninety patients over the age of twelve years with a Tetralogy of Fallot operated between Jan 1995 an… Show more
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