Tetralogy of Fallot May Escape Attention Even in Pregnancy: a Late Presenting Case of a Multiparous Woman

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. A 47-year-old woman presented to our clinic with cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion. She had previously had three successful and healthy pregnancies. From the results of laboratory and imaging techniques a diagnosis of tet...

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Published in:Eurasian journal of emergency medicine 2014-03, Vol.13 (1), p.36
Main Authors: Gül, Enes Elvin, Abdulhalikov, Turyan, Aslan, Ramazan, Özbek, Orhan, Kayrak, Mehmet
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiovascular disease
Patients
Pregnancy
Studies
Women
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Summary:Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. A 47-year-old woman presented to our clinic with cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion. She had previously had three successful and healthy pregnancies. From the results of laboratory and imaging techniques a diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot was made and the patient was referred to the cardiovascular surgery for the repairing operation. Here, we report a case of tetralogy of Fallot in a multiparous woman.
ISSN:2149-5807
2149-6048
DOI:10.5152/jaem.2011.071