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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh| Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org], [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; Atif Mohammad, M.D.; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org] | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh| Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org], [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; Atif Mohammad, M.D.; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Tetralogy of Fallot represents 5-7% of congenital heart defects. | Tetralogy of Fallot represents 5-7% of congenital heart defects. Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cause of [[cyanotic heart disease]] and accounts for one third of all cases of [[cyanotic heart disease]]. | ||
==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
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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 represents 5-7% of congenital heart defects. Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cause of cyanotic heart disease and accounts for one third of all cases of cyanotic heart disease.
Epidemiology and demographics
- Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 3 to 6 per 10,000 births
- It represents 5-7% of congenital heart defects.
Sex
- Tetralogy of Fallot occurs slightly more often in males than in females.
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References
External links
- Information by University of Michigan Health System
- Diagram of the condition
- Information for adults with ToF from the Adult Congenital Heart Association
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