Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African

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 ventri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ojji, Dike B., Babalola, Akinola O., Falase, Ayodele O.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21769263
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S6805
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Sumario: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.

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