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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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Libertas Academica
2011
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| 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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| author | Ojji, Dike B. Babalola, Akinola O. Falase, Ayodele O. |
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| description | 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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| spelling | pubmed-30964322011-07-18 Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African Ojji, Dike B. Babalola, Akinola O. Falase, Ayodele O. Clin Med Insights Case Rep Case Report 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. Libertas Academica 2011-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3096432/ /pubmed/21769263 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S6805 Text en © the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Case Report Ojji, Dike B. Babalola, Akinola O. Falase, Ayodele O. Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African |
| title | Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African |
| title_full | Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African |
| title_fullStr | Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African |
| title_short | Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 25-Year Old Nigerian African |
| title_sort | uncorrected tetralogy of fallot in a 25-year old nigerian african |
| topic | Case Report |
| url | 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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