• 1] Therefore, it is important to evaluate not only intracardiac structures but also extracardiac anomalies, such as variant coronary anatomy, right-sided aortic arch, MAPCAs, alterations in the lungs or compression of the airways - these findings may alter the usual surgical approach. (siemens-healthineers.com)
  • Common truncus is included among the conotruncal heart anomalies, together with tetralogy of Fallot, interrupted aortic arch type B, and d-transposition of the great arteries. (cdc.gov)
  • Anatomy - specify intracardiac anomalies, including the presence and type of ventricular septal defects, the origins of the pulmonary arteries, and the morphology of the truncal valve. (cdc.gov)
  • it often occurs in association with other intracardiac anomalies. (nih.gov)
  • Occasionally, in patients with associated intracardiac anomalies ,the respiratory symptoms may be mistakenly be attributed to cardiac disease. (symptoma.com)
  • Helical CT scanning can be used to identify airway compression that is caused by a large ascending aorta associated with tetralogy of Fallot. (medscape.com)
  • In Paediatric cardiac surgery Apollo Children's Hospitals has created several milestones.These include PDA ligation in preterm babies, Arterial switches, corrections of complex conditions such as Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection,Tricuspid atresia, Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis, Tetralogy of Fallot, Blalock Taussig shunts, bi directional Glenn and Fontan operations etc. (apollohospitals.com)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), formerly known as Steno-Fallot tetralogy, is a congenital heart defect characterized by four specific cardiac defects. (wikipedia.org)
  • The clinical features of tetralogy of Fallot are directly related to the severity of the anatomic defects. (medscape.com)
  • Sri Devi was born with infundibular stenosis and Tetralogy of Fallot, a rare heart condition that involves defects in four areas of the heart. (wibben.net)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease representing 10% of all congenital heart defects. (ccasociety.org)
  • This review will shed light on the procedural techniques, success rates and complications of AF catheter ablation in patients with different types of CHD, including atrial septal defects, tetralogy of Fallot, persistent left superior vena cava, heterotaxy syndrome and atrial isomerism, and Ebstein anomaly. (aerjournal.com)
  • Kohi et al used cardiac magnetic resonance parameters to assess right ventricular function in patients with combined pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary insufficiency and patients with isolated pulmonary insufficiency following tetralogy of Fallot repair. (medscape.com)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot, which is one of the most common congenital heart disorders, comprises right ventricular (RV) outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) (infundibular stenosis), ventricular septal defect (VSD), aorta dextroposition, and RV hypertrophy (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • Echocardiographic findings are diagnostic for tetralogy of Fallot in infants and young children, and echocardiography may be the only examination required before surgery. (medscape.com)
  • Echocardiographic findings are diagnostic of intracardiac abnormalities, but echocardiography is limited in the evaluation of the peripheral pulmonary arteries and collateral flow. (medscape.com)
  • This position is accountable for accurately, safely and efficiently performing routine echocardiographic and congenital procedures with competency, including assisting in transesophageal, epicardial and intracardiac echocardiographic procedures in outpatient, inpatient, cath lab and operative environments. (valleychildrens.org)
  • Provides assistance with transesophageal, epicardial & intracardiac echocardiographic examinations under Cardiologist supervision. (valleychildrens.org)
  • Spin-echo MRI can be used to identify the morphologic abnormalities of tetralogy of Fallot, which are as follows: right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, ventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy, and an overriding aorta. (medscape.com)
  • Apollo Children's Hospitals has the highly advanced Transoesophageal probe that helps intracardiac anatomy to be studied in real-time and digitally reconstructed. (apollohospitals.com)
  • Iriart et al compared intraobserver and interobserver variations when 3-dimensional (3D) transthoracic echocardiography (combined with a semiautomatic border detection algorithm) was used to measure right ventricular volumes and ejection fractions in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot . (medscape.com)
  • A chest radiograph showed mild cardiomegaly and echocardiography revealed classic findings of Fallot's tetralogy (TOF). (elis.sk)
  • Use of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography to Assess Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Surgically Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Global and Segmental Assessment. (rush.edu)
  • The use of intracardiac echocardiography during percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement. (rush.edu)
  • Common precipitating factors - such as physical exertion, crying, agitation or pain - result in increased sympathetic activity and spasm of the infundibular portion of the right ventricular outflow tract thereby leading to increased right to left intracardiac shunting. (ccasociety.org)
  • An observational study was conducted on 25 children with CHD who underwent diagnostic cardiac catheterization (seven corrected tetralogy of Fallot, three corrected complete atrioventricular canal, 10 corrected transposition of great arteries and five dilative cardiomyopathy), aiming to compare CO measurement by PRAM and by PAC. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Babies born with tetralogy of fallot must need heart (cardiovascular) surgery to repair the condition. (sriramakrishnahospital.com)
  • He will be undergoing an intracardiac repair at the Christian Medical College in Vellore next month, as this condition requires early surgical intervention. (wibben.net)
  • My son got intracardiac repair surgery, and the left ventricle was damaged post-surgery. (icliniq.com)
  • Rather, it occurs most frequently in neonates as part of a disseminated fungal infection, in patients following cardiac surgery, and in those who develop an intracardiac thrombus or valvular injury due to the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC). (medscape.com)
  • These usually are associated with a right-sided intracardiac thrombus at the site of valvular injury due to the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC). (medscape.com)
  • In patients who are stable and have chronic atrial flutter, perform cardioversion only after documentation of freedom from intracardiac thrombi or following a 2-week course of anticoagulation. (medscape.com)
  • Sometimes tetralogy of Fallot is not diagnosed until maturity because the abnormalities and symptoms are so mild. (sriramakrishnahospital.com)
  • Survival often depends on the presence of associated compensatory abnormalities, such as continued patency of the ductus arteriosus or the presence of a septal defect, which may allow either decompression of a chamber under elevated pressure or beneficial compensatory intracardiac shunting either from right to left or from left to right. (britannica.com)
  • however, intracardiac catheterization may stimulate pulmonary outflow tract spasm. (medscape.com)
  • MDCT undoubtedly revealed left pulmonary arterial atresia as well as complex intracardiac and vascular anatomic features of TOF. (elis.sk)
  • Fungal endocarditis may complicate intracardiac surgery as well as complicate intrathoracic or systemic fungal infection in those at highest risk. (medscape.com)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common type of cyanotic congenital heart disease, followed by transposition of the great vessels. (medscape.com)
  • However, cardiac surgery in children with simple forms of tetralogy of Fallot can result in good long-term survival with an excellent quality of life. (medscape.com)
  • Intracardiac pressure monitoring is recommended during chest wall reapproximation and closure. (figshare.com)
  • tetralogy of Fallot, MDCT, atresia left pulmonary artery. (elis.sk)
  • A decrease in ventricular afterload can also increase right to left intracardiac shunting, which may occur during a febrile illness, due to inhaled anesthetic agents, and with dehydration. (ccasociety.org)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot results in low oxygenation of blood. (wikipedia.org)