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Educational Series in Congenital Heart Disease: Tetralogy of Fallot: diagnosis to long-term follow-up

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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect, affecting 3 in 10,000 live births. Surgical correction in early childhood is associated with good outcomes, but lifelong follow-up is necessary to identify the long-term sequelae that may occur. This article will cover the diagnosis of TOF in childhood, the objectives of surveillance through adulthood and the value of multi-modality imaging in identifying and guiding timely surgical and percutaneous interventions.

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    R. Bedair MB BCh (Hons) MSc MD FRCP

  2. Department of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France

    X. Iriart MD

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Bedair, R., Iriart, X. Educational Series in Congenital Heart Disease: Tetralogy of Fallot: diagnosis to long-term follow-up. Echo Res Pract 6, R10–R24 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-18-0049

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