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Basic Sciences

Tutorial 219

Tetralogy Of Fallot

Dr Lucy Hepburn

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust

Correspondence to: HepbuL@gosh.nhs.uk

18 TH APRIL 2011

Abstract

TOF is the most common form of cyanotic heart disease

The clinical presentation depends on the severity of RVOTO

A ‘tet spell’ during surgery is best treated with volume loading and alpha agonists

Long-term outcomes after corrective surgery are generally good; some patients require secondary surgery for pulmonary incompetence and right ventricular dilatation.