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Tetralogy of Fallot

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Congenital Heart Defects

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Tetralogy of Fallot is the 5th most common congenital heart defect. This occurs in about 0.19–0.26/1000 live births. It constitutes 6.8% of all congenital heart diseases. It is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease beyond 1 week of age.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois(CHUV), 46, rue du Bugnon, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland

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Corno, A.F. (2003). Tetralogy of Fallot. In: Congenital Heart Defects. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57358-3_7

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