Complete repair has traditionally been reserved for infants older than 6 months of age because of the perception that younger and smaller infants face an unacceptably high surgical risk.
Complete repair has traditionally been reserved for infants older than 6 months of age because of the perception that younger and smaller infants face an unacceptably high surgical risk.
Heart Institute Encyclopedia http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/patients/child/encyclopedia/default/ Link to medical animation of Tetralogy of Fallot defect:...
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia is a rare and complex combination of congenital heart defects. Learn more from Boston Children's Hospital.
Background. The ideal age for correction of tetralogy of
Fallot is still under discussion. The aim of this study was
to analyze morbidity and mortality in patients who
underwent early primary repair of tetralogy of Fallot at
the age of less than 4 months and to assess whether
neo
Our skilled cardiothoracic surgeons perform complex open-heart surgery in infants to repair tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect, to restore proper heart function.
Background—The timing of repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) remains controversial. Advantages to early complete repair include removal of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, alleviation of systemic hypoxia, and avoidance of palliation with an arteriopulmonary shunt.
Total repair of tetralogy of Fallot is a corrective surgical procedure that involves closure of the ventricular septal defect (VSD) and relief of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction.
Procedure
Most patients with tetralogy of Fall...
Complete Intracardiac Repair
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. The surgeon will:
To review more than a decade of experience with complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in neonates at the University of Michigan; to assess early and late survival, perioperative complications, and the incidence of reoperation; and to analyze patient, procedural, and morpho
Heart Institute Encyclopedia http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/patients/child/encyclopedia/default/ Link to medical animation of Tetralogy of Fallot defect:...
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia is a rare and complex combination of congenital heart defects. Learn more from Boston Children's Hospital.
Background. The ideal age for correction of tetralogy of
Fallot is still under discussion. The aim of this study was
to analyze morbidity and mortality in patients who
underwent early primary repair of tetralogy of Fallot at
the age of less than 4 months and to assess whether
neo
Our skilled cardiothoracic surgeons perform complex open-heart surgery in infants to repair tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect, to restore proper heart function.
Background—The timing of repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) remains controversial. Advantages to early complete repair include removal of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, alleviation of systemic hypoxia, and avoidance of palliation with an arteriopulmonary shunt.
Total repair of tetralogy of Fallot is a corrective surgical procedure that involves closure of the ventricular septal defect (VSD) and relief of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction.
Procedure
Most patients with tetralogy of Fall...
Complete Intracardiac Repair
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. The surgeon will:
To review more than a decade of experience with complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in neonates at the University of Michigan; to assess early and late survival, perioperative complications, and the incidence of reoperation; and to analyze patient, procedural, and morpho
