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- Title
Survival into Seventh Decade after a Potts Palliation for Tetralogy of Fallot.
- Authors
Oosterhof, Thomas; Jacobs, Monique; Cramer, Maarten-Jan; Mulder, Barbara J.M.
- Abstract
In this case report we present a 62-year-old patient with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot who underwent a Potts shunt for palliation. Survival into late adulthood of patients with unoperated tetralogy of Fallot is rare. This patient is currently in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II. A Potts shunt is associated with severe complications due to pulmonary vascular disease. To our knowledge, this is the first case report on a patient who survived into late adulthood with minor symptoms due to balanced hemodynamics after a Potts shunt.
- Subjects
TETRALOGY of Fallot; PULMONARY circulation disorders; PALLIATIVE treatment; PATIENTS; HEMODYNAMICS
- Publication
Congenital Heart Disease, 2007, Vol 2, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
1747-079X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00072.x