Key result
A 62-year-old patient with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot survived into late adulthood with minor symptoms (NYHA class II) due to balanced hemodynamics after a Potts shunt.
Case Report (n=1)
This case demonstrates that survival into late adulthood with minor symptoms is possible after a Potts palliation for tetralogy of Fallot due to balanced hemodynamics.
Rare survival to age 62 with NYHA II possible after Potts shunt in unrepaired TOF; leaves open need for systematic study of this palliation.
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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Oosterhof et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot (n=1). Potts shunt was evaluated on Survival into late adulthood. A 62-year-old patient with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot survived into late adulthood with minor symptoms (NYHA class II) due to balanced hemodynamics after a Potts shunt.
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