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Case Reports
. 2011:4:21-3.
doi: 10.4137/CCRep.S6805. Epub 2011 Apr 27.

Uncorrected tetralogy of fallot in a 25-year old nigerian african

Dike B Ojji  1 , Akinola O Babalola, Ayodele O Falase
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Case Reports

Uncorrected tetralogy of fallot in a 25-year old nigerian african

Dike B Ojji et al. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2011.

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease. Survival after the age of 12 years without corrective surgery is rare. We present the case of a 25 year-old man with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot. Possible reasons for the longetivity in this patient are left ventricular hypertrophy and systemic to pulmonary shunting through internal mammary arteries.

Keywords: Nigeria; tetralogy of fallot; uncorrected.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A four-chamber transthoracic echocardiography image. Abbreviations: LV, left ventricle; LA, left atrium; VSD, ventricular septal defect.
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