2009
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0296-8
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Tetralogy of Fallot: Yesterday and Today

Abstract: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a cyanotic congenital cardiac defect that was first described by Stenson in 1672 and later named for Fallot, who in 1888 described it as a single pathological process responsible for (1) pulmonary outflow tract obstruction, (2) ventricular septal defect (VSD), (3) overriding aortic root, and (4) right ventricular hypertrophy. The surgical history of TOF began with the development of the systemic to pulmonary artery shunt (BT shunt) by Blalock, Taussig, and Thomas in 1944. Ten years… Show more

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“…The risk of death is greatest in the first year of life. Major causes of death in surgically untreated patients include hypoxic spells (62%), cerebrovascular accidents (17%), and brain abscesses (13%) [1,3]. There are many conflicts about the optimum time and appropriate procedure for symptomatic patients with TOF.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The risk of death is greatest in the first year of life. Major causes of death in surgically untreated patients include hypoxic spells (62%), cerebrovascular accidents (17%), and brain abscesses (13%) [1,3]. There are many conflicts about the optimum time and appropriate procedure for symptomatic patients with TOF.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is a wide clinical aspect of disease in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), depending on the severity and localization of the right ventricular outflow truct obstruction (RVOTO) [1,2]. The ventricular septal defect (VSD) is generally large and non-restrictive.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 Tetralogy of Fallot accounts for 7-10% of all congenital cardiac defects. 6 It consists of a VSD, an overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy resulting from right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) that favours a right-to-left shunt. Intracardiac pressures tend to equalize across the VSD, and cyanosis occurs due to shunting at a ventricular level and a reduction of blood volume in the pulmonary vasculature from the RVOTO.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Complete repair can be performed with a low mortality risk (<2 %) (Starr 2010). Early outcome can be determined by right ventricle function in the immediate post-operative period.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%