TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN ADULT;

CASE OF UNPAIRED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN A 66 YEAR OLD MALE

Authors

  • Abid Rafiq Chaudhry Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore.
  • Mohammad Tageldeine Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim KSA
  • Abdulrahman Abdulaziz al Mesnid Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraidah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2017.24.09.886

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease in
children but occurs rarely in adults. The extent of cyanosis depends on the balance of systemic
and pulmonary vascular resistance, which depends on the severity of right ventricular outlet
obstruction.3 The more severe the obstruction, the more blood flows into the left side causing
desaturation and cyanosis. The survival rate of patients who receive surgical full correction is
about 86% at 32 years follow-up and 85% at 36 years follow up.

Author Biographies

Abid Rafiq Chaudhry, Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore.

MD
Division incharge,
Pediatric Cardiac ICU,

Mohammad Tageldeine, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim KSA

FRCS
Department of Cardiac SICU,

Abdulrahman Abdulaziz al Mesnid, Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraidah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

MD, MRCPCH
Department of Pediatric Cardiology,

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Published

2017-09-08

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 09 (2017): VOL 24. NO.09

Section

Articles