[A 67-year-old men with not corrected tetralogy of Fallot]

Kardiol Pol. 2013;71(8):861-3. doi: 10.5603/KP.2013.0202.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. Total surgical correction of this defect during infancyallows for long-term survival in most of the patients. The long-term prognosis for untreated tetralogy of Fallot is poor and patients who have not undergone total surgical repair rarely live to old age. We present a case of 67-year-old man with not corrected tetralogy of Fallot diagnosed at the age of 44 years without typical clinical symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / complications*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / diagnosis*