Oosterhof T, Jacobs M, Cramer MJ, Mulder BJM. Survival into seventh decade after a potts palliation for tetralogy of Fallot.
CONGENIT HEART DIS 2008;
2:55-7. [PMID:
18377517 DOI:
10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00072.x]
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Abstract
In this case report we present a 62-year-old patient with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot who underwent a Potts shunt for palliation. Survival into late adulthood of patients with unoperated tetralogy of Fallot is rare. This patient is currently in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II. A Potts shunt is associated with severe complications due to pulmonary vascular disease. To our knowledge, this is the first case report on a patient who survived into late adulthood with minor symptoms due to balanced hemodynamics after a Potts shunt.
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