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Continued surveillance for aortic aneurysm is necessary in patients with tetralogy of Fallot to identify and manage severe complications like chronic type A aortic dissection.
Continued surveillance for aortic aneurysm is necessary in the tetralogy of Fallot population.
Supports aortic surveillance in repaired tetralogy of Fallot; leaves optimal protocols open for prospective study.
We present the case of a 61-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot postrepair and mechanical aortic valve replacement with an aortic root/ascending/arch aneurysm with chronic type A aortic dissection. He underwent uncomplicated aortic root and total arch replacement. Continued surveillance for aortic aneurysm is necessary in the tetralogy of Fallot population. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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Vaikunth et al. (2022) studied this question. Continued surveillance for aortic aneurysm is necessary in patients with tetralogy of Fallot to identify and manage severe complications like chronic type A aortic dissection.
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