Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH): Difference between revisions

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=== Case report ===
=== Case report ===
=== Introduction ===
=== Introduction ===
[[File:17. TOF.svg|thumb|right|Figure 17. Schematic drawing representing the four features of tetralogy of Fallot.]]
[[File:17. TOF.svg|thumb|left|Figure 17. Schematic drawing representing the four features of tetralogy of Fallot.]]


In 1888 Etienne Louis Arthur Fallot described the ‘maladie bleue’ as a combination of:
In 1888 Etienne Louis Arthur Fallot described the ‘maladie bleue’ as a combination of:
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* Hypertrophic right ventricle
* Hypertrophic right ventricle


This constellation of findings has since become known as tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). (figure 17)
This constellation of findings has since become known as tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). (Figure 17)


The prevalence of TOF is about 3.9 per 10.000 live births. This defect accounts for about 7 to 10 percent of cases of congenital heart disease and is one of the most common congenital heart lesions requiring intervention in the first year of life.
The prevalence of TOF is about 3.9 per 10.000 live births. This defect accounts for about 7 to 10 percent of cases of congenital heart disease and is one of the most common congenital heart lesions requiring intervention in the first year of life.
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