Surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot in infancy
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common form of pediatric cyanotic precursor disease, accounting for about 80% of cases. Its natural prognosis is poor, without surgical treatment, 25% of…
Category: Tetralogy of Fallot
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What is severe tetralogy of Fallot?
Recently, the cardiothoracic surgery department of our hospital successfully performed multiple deformity radical treatment for a 56-year-old male patient with congenital heart disease, severe tetralogy of Fallot combined with severe…
Introduction to tetralogy of Fallot
Symptoms and manifestations (a) Symptoms are mainly progressive cyanosis and dyspnea since childhood, more so when crying, accompanied by pestle-like fingers (toes) and erythrocytosis. The child is prone to weakness,…
Minimally invasive radical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot in the right ventricle
Objective To introduce the experience of using a minimally invasive right ventricular surgical approach for the radical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). METHODS Eighty-three patients with TOF were surgically…