Among cyanotic congenital heart diseases (CHD) Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common, with an incidence of 0.28 cases every 1000 live-births. Despite the excellent prognosis related to early surgical correction, usually performed before the sixth month of age, life expectancy without surgery is dramatically reduced [1] and [2]. According to large observational series, 24% of individuals with an uncorrected TOF die before the age of 10 and only 4% survive above thirties [3] and [4]. Survival to advanced age is extremely rare. In the present manuscript we describe the case of a seventy-three year old woman with uncorrected TOF.
Vetrano, D., Onder, G., Marano, R., Proia, A., Silvestri, V., Bonomo, L., Bernabei, R., Landi, F., Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot in a 73 year old woman, <<INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY>>, 2013; 168 (2): e60-e60-2. [doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.081] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60517]
Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot in a 73 year old woman
Onder, Graziano;Marano, Riccardo;Silvestri, Valentina;Bonomo, Lorenzo;Bernabei, Roberto;Landi, Francesco
2013
Abstract
Among cyanotic congenital heart diseases (CHD) Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common, with an incidence of 0.28 cases every 1000 live-births. Despite the excellent prognosis related to early surgical correction, usually performed before the sixth month of age, life expectancy without surgery is dramatically reduced [1] and [2]. According to large observational series, 24% of individuals with an uncorrected TOF die before the age of 10 and only 4% survive above thirties [3] and [4]. Survival to advanced age is extremely rare. In the present manuscript we describe the case of a seventy-three year old woman with uncorrected TOF.
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