Tetralogy of fallot history and symptoms
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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
Symptoms
- The primary symptom is low blood oxygen saturation with or without cyanosis from birth or developing in the first year of life.
- Without cyanosis, the baby is referred to as a "pink tet".
- Other symptoms include a heart murmur which may range from almost imperceptible to very loud
- Difficulty in feeding
- Failure to gain weight
- Retarded growth and physical development,
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Clubbing of the fingers and toes
- polycythemia.
Tet spells are characterized by a sudden, marked increase in cyanosis, syncope, and may result in hypoxic brain injury and death.
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