Long-term survival in a large cohort of young patients who underwent surgery to repair tetralogy of Fallot, the most common type of congenital heart disease, is excellent, researchers report in a new ... Ventricular dysrhythmias following intracardiac repair of tetralogy of Fallot have been previously demonstrated. Less attention has been directed to postoperative conduction abnormalities in these ...

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Medical Dialogues: AI-powered ECG could help guide lifelong heart monitoring for patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot AI-powered ECG could help guide lifelong heart monitoring for patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot (WNDU) - Each year, only around 1600 infants are diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. It’s a rare condition that affects the heart. The only treatment for this potentially fatal condition is surgery. Q: Can Fallot’s tetralogy be inherited?

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A: Most cases are not inherited and future offspring will not have the condition. In some cases (about 15 percent) there is a genetic mutation and the condition ... Kamuri said Tetralogy of Fallot at birth is a rare condition caused by a combination of four heart defects that are present at birth. The New England Journal of Medicine: Tetralogy of Fallot in a 78-Year-Old Man Tetralogy of Fallot is a group of four heart abnormalities that are present from birth. It can affect how the blood flows in the heart and how much oxygen reaches the lungs and the rest of the body.

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