Key result
Adults with surgically repaired Tetralogy of Fallot require lifelong longitudinal care to manage frequent late complications including severe pulmonary regurgitation, heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmias.
Why the study?
With higher survival into adulthood, clinical cardiologists face challenges managing adult tetralogy of Fallot patients, from severe pulmonary regurgitation to heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the management of adult patients with Tetralogy of Fallot, focusing on long-term complications such as pulmonary regurgitation, heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmias.
Supports lifelong specialist follow-up programs in repaired TOF; leaves open optimal timing and thresholds for reintervention.
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. After more than seven decades of the first palliative surgery, TOF prognosis has changed dramatically. The prevalence of TOF is approximately 3 per 10 000 births, representing 7 to 10% of congenital heart disease. With a higher survival into adulthood, the clinical cardiologist faces challenges in the management of this population, from severe pulmonary regurgitation to heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias. Its prevalence is approximately 3 per 10 000 live births, representing 7 to 10% of congenital heart disease. This review will describe the most relevant aspects of the care of adult patients with this disease.
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Chávez-Saldívar et al. (2021) conducted a review in Tetralogy of Fallot. Adults with surgically repaired Tetralogy of Fallot require lifelong longitudinal care to manage frequent late complications including severe pulmonary regurgitation, heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmias.
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