This study describes a case of tetralogy of Fallot in a lamb showing failure to thrive and signs of respiratory distress. Physical examination, electrocardiography, thoracic radiographies, echocardiography and cardiac troponin I evaluation were performed. The value of cardiac troponin I was compared with the values of 10 healthy lambs of the same age and breed, and the affected animal demonstra...

Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) aneurysm is a known complication of tetralogy of Fallot repair when a ventriculotomy is done. It leads to RV dysfunction and may require re-operation. We describe a rare instance of a patient who developed an RVOT aneurysm after trans-ventricular repair of tetralogy of Fallot, which was complicated with the formation of a thrombus in the aneurysm sac. The ...

Two cases of asymptomatic double aortic arch with tetralogy of Fallot are reported. One presented with a non-dominant left arch and left-sided descending thoracic aorta and the other with a non-dominant left arch, a right-sided descending thoracic aorta and a patent ductus arteriosus. One-stage operation was performed and both patients were discharged free of symptoms and signs related to the d...

Anomalies of origin, course, and distribution of coronary arteries, including single coronary artery, are well known in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no published case report of Pentalogy of Fallot with a single coronary artery. Herein, we introduce a 22-year-old female patient diagnosed via echocardiography and cardiac catheterization preope...

Using a quantitative microscopic technique, we quantitated right and left ventricular interstitial tissue space vs. myocardial fiber space in 4 groups of autopsied hearts: 1) 5 normal hearts; 2) 5 hearts from infants _??_ 2 years old with tetralogy of Fallot; 3) 10 hearts from children 21/2-13 years old with tetralogy of Fallot, and 4) 5 hearts from adult patients _??_20 years old with tetralog...

Congenital   aortocaval   fistula in association with complex congenital heart disease has never been described before. We represent an adult with tetralogy of fallot and an undiagnosed subclavian artery to superior vena cava fistula in previous catheterisms. He underwent surgical correction, successfully. After 8 months post operation he was doing well with improved functional capacity and no ...

The effect of alteration of systemic pressure upon peripheral arterial oxygen saturation was studied in patients with congenital heart disease. Vasodepression produced by amyl nitrite caused a fall in systemic oxygen saturation in five patients with tetralogy of Fallot, two with patent duetus arteriosus and severe pulmonary hypertension, and one with Eisenrnenger's complex. These changes did no...

The recent introduction by Blalock (1) of an operative procedure for the successful treatment of the tetralogy of Fallot has focused considerable attention on the various manifestations of this condition. It has also indicated the need of more information to aid in the diagnosis and prognosis, as well as in the preoperative and postoperative treatment of the patients with this disease. The pres...

congenital   aortocaval   fistula in association with complex congenital heart disease has never been described before. we represent an adult with tetralogy of fallot and an undiagnosed subclavian artery to superior vena cava fistula in previous catheterisms. he underwent surgical correction, successfully. after 8 months post operation he was doing well with improved functional capacity and no ...

Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction was suspected in a 32-year-old man with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and borderline indications for surgical. heart catheterisation dobutamine stress test useful assessing the dynamics severity right determining treatment strategy.