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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov;31(11):556-8.
doi: 10.1002/clc.20299.

Tetralogy of Fallot: the oldest reported survivor of Brock's procedure

Rama Bindu Manchikalapudi  1 , Bruce D Klugherz
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Case Reports

Tetralogy of Fallot: the oldest reported survivor of Brock's procedure

Rama Bindu Manchikalapudi et al. Clin Cardiol. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

We report the case of a 79-y-old male with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) who underwent Brock's procedure in his twenties and has survived event-free. Brock's procedure, which entailed infundibular resection and pulmonary valvotomy, has been associated with complications including the need for re-operation, pulmonary regurgitation, and biventricular failure.

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