CASE REPORT
Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot in a 51-Year-Old Patient
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Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Kayseri, Turkey
Publication date: 2010-07-12
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Fatih Koç
Erciyes University School of Medicine
Department of Cardiology, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2010;7(3):330-332
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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.