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Review
. 2019 May;29(5):475-482.
doi: 10.1111/pan.13569. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Tetralogy of Fallot: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

Lisa Wise-Faberowski  1 , Ritu Asija  2 , Doff B McElhinney  3
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Review

Tetralogy of Fallot: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

Lisa Wise-Faberowski et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 May.

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) has four anatomic features: right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH), ventriculoseptal defect (VSD), overriding aorta and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOT) with an occurrence of 3.9 /10,000 births. The pathophysiologic effects in TOF are largely determined by the degree of RVOT and not the VSD. Intra-operative anesthetic management is also dependent on the degree of RVOT obstruction and influenced by the extent of surgical RVOT repair.

Keywords: cardiac; children; congenital heart disease; infants; neonates; surgery.

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