PRIMARY REPAIR OF FALLOTS TETRALOGY IN AN OLDER ADULT - A 20-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Authors
MORTON BC MORCH JE WILLIAMS WG
Citation
Bc. Morton et al., PRIMARY REPAIR OF FALLOTS TETRALOGY IN AN OLDER ADULT - A 20-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, Canadian journal of cardiology, 12(12), 1996, pp. 1268-1270
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Canadian journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0828282X
Volume
12
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1268 - 1270
Database
ISI
SICI code
0828-282X(1996)12:12<1268:PROFTI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A patient with tetralogy of Fallot who presented at 58 years of age is described. Following surgical intracardiac repair he had 20 years of improved functional capacity. Though such surgery is now usually perfo rmed in infancy, the literature indicates that surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot in appropriate adults is associated with low morta lity and good long-term results.