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Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH): Difference between revisions
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=== Case report === | === Case report === | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
[[File:17. TOF.svg|thumb| | [[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). ( | 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. | ||