Tetralogy of fallot overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2]; Atif Mohammad, M.D., Priyamvada Singh, MBBS
Overview
- Tetralogy of Fallot [1] 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).
- It was described in 1672 by Niels Stensen and in 1888 by the French physician Etienne Fallot, for whom it is named.[2]
- 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).
References
- ↑ Braunwald Zipes Libby. Heart disease: A textbook of cardiovascular medicine, 6th Edition chapter 43:W.B. Saunders ;.pp 1559
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