Abstract

TELICH-TARRIBA, José Eduardo et al. Tetralogy of Fallot: Case report and literature review. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2012, vol.55, n.6, pp.21-25. ISSN 2448-4865.

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital cardiopathy characterized by infundiblutar stenosis of the pulmonary artery, overriding aorta, ventricular septal defect and right ventricular hypertrophy. It is the most prevalent cyanotic congenital heart defect, with a prevalence between 3.5 to 8%. We present the case of a 6-year-old male who was taken to our hospital due to perioral and distal cyanosis and paroxistic episodes of hypoxia (tet spell), who was diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot after echocardiography and was treated with Blalock-Taussig shunt.

Keywords : Tetralogy of Fallot; congenital heart defects; pediatrics.