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* '''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). | * '''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. | * Its incidence is approximately '''10%''' of all forms of congenital heart disease. | ||
* It is the commonest cause of cyanosis in children '''over one year of age''' ([[blue baby syndrome]]). | |||
* It is the commonest cause of | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system}} | {{Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system}} | ||
{{Electrocardiography}} | {{Electrocardiography}} | ||
[[de:Fallot-Tetralogie]] | [[de:Fallot-Tetralogie]] | ||
[[fr:Tétralogie de Fallot]] | [[fr:Tétralogie de Fallot]] | ||
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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]; Atif Mohammad, M.D.; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]
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 children over one year of age (blue baby syndrome).
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