ADULT PATIENTS WITH FALLOT’S TETRALOGY: NATURAL HISTORY, LATE OUTCOME AFTER OPERATION AND Rv- Lv INTERACTION
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چکیده
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most frequent cyanotic congenital heart disease . According to a recent prospective study on the prevalence of congenital heart diseases in Germany, 2 .5% of all neonates suffer from TOF [1] . Without treatment this frequent occurring CHD has a high morbidity and mortality . Surgical treatment has improved this grim outlook dramatically . In the following, the rate of survival and morbidity of the natural and unnatural history will be summarized .
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