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Uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot with agenesis of the left pulmonary artery in a 70-year-old elderly female.
Nieves, Omar N; López, José E.
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  • Nieves ON; Cardiology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.
Bol Asoc Med P R ; 99(3): 226-9, 2007.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19610578
Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease in children. It is usually detected in early infancy due to symptoms related to cyanosis and right to left shunting of blood through a large ventricular septal defect. Uncorrected it is associated to a very poor prognosis, with only 3% of adults surviving by age 40 years of age. The combination of tetralogy of Fallot with agenesis of the pulmonary arteries is a rare congenital condition with some reports describing it in 2-3% of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). Some rare reports of prolonged survival in patients with uncorrected ToF have been described in the medical literature with some patients living until late adulthood. Here we describe the rare presentation of an elderly female with uncorrected ToF and agenesis of the left pulmonary artery.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Artéria Pulmonar / Tetralogia de Fallot / Anormalidades Múltiplas Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Bol Asoc Med P R Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Artéria Pulmonar / Tetralogia de Fallot / Anormalidades Múltiplas Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Bol Asoc Med P R Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article