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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh| Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com], [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@elon.edu] | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh| Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com], [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@elon.edu] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Tetralogy of Fallot represents 5-7% of [[congenital heart defect]]s. | Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 30 to 60 per 100,000 births. Tetralogy of Fallot represents 5-7% of [[congenital heart defect]]s. The majority of cases are thought to be sporadic and are not [[familial]]. Tetralogy of Fallot occurs slightly more often in [[Male|males]] than in [[females]]. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalance=== | ===Prevalance=== | ||
* Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 30 to 60 per 100,000 births. | * Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 30 to 60 per 100,000 births.<ref name="Goldmuntz2001">{{cite journal|last1=Goldmuntz|first1=Elizabeth|title=THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE|journal=Clinics in Perinatology|volume=28|issue=1|year=2001|pages=1–10|issn=00955108|doi=10.1016/S0095-5108(05)70067-1}}</ref> | ||
* It represents 5-7% of [[congenital heart defect]]s. | * It represents 5-7% of [[congenital heart defect]]s. | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* The majority of cases are thought to be sporadic and are not familial. | * The majority of cases are thought to be sporadic and are not [[familial]]. | ||
* The incidence in siblings is 1% to 5%. | * The incidence in siblings is 1% to 5%. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* Tetralogy of Fallot occurs slightly more often in males than in females. | * Tetralogy of Fallot occurs slightly more often in [[Male|males]] than in [[females]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2], Keri Shafer, M.D. [3]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]
Overview
Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 30 to 60 per 100,000 births. Tetralogy of Fallot represents 5-7% of congenital heart defects. The majority of cases are thought to be sporadic and are not familial. Tetralogy of Fallot occurs slightly more often in males than in females.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalance
- Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 30 to 60 per 100,000 births.[1]
- It represents 5-7% of congenital heart defects.
Incidence
- The majority of cases are thought to be sporadic and are not familial.
- The incidence in siblings is 1% to 5%.
Gender
References
- ↑ Goldmuntz, Elizabeth (2001). "THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE". Clinics in Perinatology. 28 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1016/S0095-5108(05)70067-1. ISSN 0095-5108.