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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*'''Tetralogy of Fallot''' is a [[congenital heart defect]] which classically has four anatomical components (obstruction to right ventricular outflow, [[right ventricular hypertrophy]], [[ventricular septal defect]], overriding of aorta). Its incidence is approximately | *'''Tetralogy of Fallot''' is a [[congenital heart defect]] which classically has four anatomical components (obstruction to right ventricular outflow, [[right ventricular hypertrophy]], [[ventricular septal defect]], overriding of aorta). Its incidence is approximately 10% of all forms of [[congenital heart disease]]. It is the commonest cause of [[cyanosis]] in childrenover one year of age ([[blue baby syndrome]]). | ||
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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], Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [3]
Overview
- Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart defect which classically has four anatomical components (obstruction to right ventricular outflow, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, overriding of aorta). Its incidence is approximately 10% of all forms of congenital heart disease. It is the commonest cause of cyanosis in childrenover one year of age (blue baby syndrome).
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