Tetralogy of fallot risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

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Common risk factors in the development of tetralogy of Fallot include: Alcoholism in the mother, diabetes, and pregnancy after the age of 40.

Common risk factors in the development of tetralogy of Fallot include:Patients with tetralogy of Fallot may have a positive history of:^[1]^[2]
- Alcoholism in the mother
- Diabetes in mother
- Pregnancy after the age of 40

Less common risk factors in the development of tetralogy of Fallot include:
- Poor nutrition during pregnancy

↑ "Congenital Malformations in Infants of Diabetic Mothers". QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 1976. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a067465. ISSN 1460-2393.
↑ Loser, H; Majewski, F (1977). "Type and frequency of cardiac defects in embryofetal alcohol syndrome. Report of 16 cases". Heart. 39 (12): 1374–1379. doi:10.1136/hrt.39.12.1374. ISSN 1355-6037.