tetralogy of fallot/hypoxia

This study reports the evaluation and successful surgical management of a 71 year-old female with known Tetralogy of Fallot and symptomatic hypoxemia. A hybrid (fluid-micromanometer) catheter system was employed to examine right heart pressure gradients. This case presents unique hemodynamics along

Tetralogy of fallot (TOF) is one of the most common congenital heart disease (CHD) in children. With the development of pediatric surgery and intensive care units, increasing number of grown-up CHD patients are presenting for non-cardiac surgeries. Non-operated TOF patients suffer from chronic

A 10-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot and congestive heart failure underwent a right-sided modified Blalock-Taussig anastomosis because of severe biventricular dysfunction and repeated hypercyanotic spells. Postoperatively, there was improvement in systemic oxygen saturation and myocardial

The metabolic disorders associated with chronic hypoxemia in adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have not been fully appreciated. We report a 53-year-old male patient with TOF who presented with fasting hypoglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, increased blood levels of free fatty acids,

OBJECTIVE In cyanotic patients undergoing repair of heart defects, chronic hypoxia is thought to lead to greater susceptibility to ischemia and reoxygenation injury. We sought to find an explanation to such a hypothesis by investigating the cardiac gene expression in patients with tetralogy of

This is a rare combined presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot and carotid body tumor (CBT). Hypotheses and further discussion provides data for the development of CBT as a response to chronic hypoxemia. This present study demonstrates and discusses such an occurrence.

We report a protracted hypoxic event during Soave's endorectal pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease in a 2-month-old male infant with tetralogy of Fallot. After the bowel loops were delivered out of the abdominal cavity, profound hypoxemia occurred which persisted for about 120 min. The hypoxemia

The hemodynamic and right ventricular volumetric effects of disopyramide were investigated in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TF). Intracardiac pressure and oxygen saturation were measured, before and after intravenous administration of disopyramide (2 mg/kg) in 7 patients who had not had

A perforated intracardiac prosthesis, and patch infundibuloplasty and annuloplasty were employed for the surgical management of an infant with tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary atresia, and severe hypoplasia of the pulmonary arteries. This approach provides a means of decompression of the right

A pediatric patient with hypoxia or cyanosis can frighten even the most seasoned emergency providers. Patients with these symptoms require immediate evaluation and intervention to stabilize their condition. While the differential can be broad, specific attention must be paid to cardiopulmonary

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease. In this condition, episodic worsening of hypoxemia results from dynamic shifts in physiology, so-called "Tet spells." The relative frequency of this lesion and the risks of exacerbating "Tet spells" make anesthetic

Chronic hypoxemia in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot may influence intellectual and social development. Even though the physical situation is the most important factor for the time of operation, psychosocial aspects should be considered as well. 24 children underwent intelligence tests and