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  Tetralogy of Fallot, What Is
Tetralogy of Fallot, What Is DCI Home: Heart and Vascular Diseases: Tetralogy of Fallot: What Is...
Babies and children with tetralogy of Fallot have episodes of cyanosis (si-a-NO-sis), which is a bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails.
Tetralogy of Fallot must be repaired with open‑heart surgery, either soon after birth or later in infancy.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov /health/dci/Diseases/tof/tof_what.html   (496 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot refers to four types of heart defects present at birth (congenital).
Tetralogy of Fallot is classified as a cyanotic heart defect because the condition causes too little oxygen levels in the blood, which leads to cyanosis (a bluish-purple coloration to the skin).
There is a high incidence of chromosomal disorders in children with tetralogy of Fallot, such as Down syndrome and Di George's syndrome (a partial gene deletion that results in heart defects, low calcium levels, and immune deficiency.)
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001567.htm   (678 words)

  
 Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF or "TET") is a complex condition of several congenital (present at birth) defects that occur due to abnormal development of the fetal heart during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy.
Tetralogy of Fallot occurs equally in boys and in girls.
Tetralogy of Fallot is treated by surgical repair of the defects.
www.chw.org /display/PPF/DocID/23057/router.asp   (2088 words)

  
 Tetralogy of Fallot, Treatment
Tetralogy of Fallot must be repaired with open-heart surgery, either soon after birth or later in infancy.
Surgery to repair tetralogy of Fallot is done to improve blood flow to the lungs and to make sure that oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood flows to the right places.
It was common in the past to do a temporary surgery during infancy to improve blood flow to the lungs, and then do a complete repair later in childhood.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov /health/dci/Diseases/tof/tof_treatments.html   (522 words)

  
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 Tetralogy of Fallot
The last two components of tetralogy of Fallot are: (1) the right ventricle is more muscular than normal; (2) and the aorta lies directly over the ventricular septal defect.
Some infants with severe tetralogy of Fallot may need an operation that will give temporary relief by increasing blood flow to the lungs with a shunt.
Children with tetralogy of Fallot risk an infection of the heart's walls or valves (endocarditis) before and after surgery.
www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=1299   (454 words)

  
 Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common heart defect in children.
Pulmonary valve stenosis (PS): The major issue with tetralogy of Fallot is the degree of pulmonary valve stenosis, since VSD is always present.
Tetralogy of Fallot accounts for 10-15% of all congenital (newborn) heart defects.
www.emedicinehealth.com /articles/11205-1.asp   (629 words)

  
 Tetralogy of Fallot
Infants and young children with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot are often blue (cyanotic).
If you've had tetralogy of Fallot repaired, you'll need regular follow-up with a cardiologist who's had special training in congenital heart defects.
People with tetralogy of Fallot are at increased risk for developing endocarditis. People with unrepaired and partially repaired tetralogy will need antibiotics to prevent endocarditis before certain dental procedures. If your tetralogy of Fallot has been repaired, your cardiologist will let you know if you need to continue to receive these routine antibiotics.
www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=11071   (624 words)

  
 Thoughts \ Editorials \ In Lighter Vein: A note on the Jerry Cornelius Tetralogy
Part of my original intention with the Jerry Cornelius stories was to 'liberate' the narrative; to leave it open to the reader's interpretation as much as possible - to involve the reader in such a way as to bring their own imagination into play.
Although the structure of the tetralogy is very strict (some might think over-mechanical) the scope for interpretation is hopefully much wider than the conventional novel.
Similarly, if they were watching a richly textured film, they would not expect to perceive consciously every detail of every scene, music, etc. They are maintained primarily by a complicated series of prefiguring images which are developed as the book progresses.
www.novymir.com.au /terminalcafe/lighvein.html   (406 words)

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