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<p>The tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart malformations. However, its association with Down syndrome is uncommon. We present two patients with uncorrected during childhood tetralogy of Fallot. One of them had also Down syndrome. We performed a complete surgical correction: closure of the inter-ventricular defect, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, pulmonary valve prosthesis and pulmonary artery patch repair (in one of the cases). The postoperative period was uncomplicated, patients were discharged on days 12 and 10, and the follow-up showed a significant functional class improvement.</p>
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The tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart malformations. However, its association with Down syndrome is uncommon. We present two patients with uncorrected during childhood tetralogy of Fallot. One of them had also Down syndrome. We performed a complete surgical correction: closure of the inter-ventricular defect, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, pulmonary valve prosthesis and pulmonary artery patch repair (in one of the cases). The postoperative period was uncomplicated, patients were discharged on days 12 and 10, and the follow-up showed a significant functional class improvement.

Surgical Treatment of Adults with Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot: A Clinical Case Series

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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The tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart malformations. However, its association with Down syndrome is uncommon. We present...

Surgical Treatment of Adults with Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot: A Clinical Case Series

Published Online: Apr 22, 2022

Page range: 46 - 50

Accepted: Dec 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0008

Keywords
tetralogy of Fallot, Down syndrome, complete surgical correction

© 2022 V. Petrova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Surgical Treatment of Adults with Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot: A Clinical Case Series

Published Online: Apr 22, 2022

Page range: 46 - 50

Accepted: Dec 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0008

Keywordstetralogy of Fallot, Down syndrome, complete surgical correction

© 2022 V. Petrova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
tetralogy of Fallot, Down syndrome, complete surgical correction