Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 51-Year-Old Patient
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Fatih Koç 1 * , Özgür Günebakmaz 1, Ali Doğan 1, Orhan Doğdu 1, Mehmet Güngör Kaya 1
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1 Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. This report describes the case of a fifty-one year old man who presents with an exertional dyspnea and polycythemia. Echocardiography showed perimembranous ventricular septal defect, hypertrophy of the right ventricle, over-riding of the aorta and stenosis of the right ventricular outflow tract.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2010, Volume 7, Issue 3, 330-332

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82878

Publication date: 12 Jul 2010

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