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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) consists of (1) ventricular septal defect, (2) pulmonary stenosis (which may be valvular, subvalvar and/or supravalvar), (3) an aorta that “overrides” the ventricular septal defect, and (4) right ventricular hypertrophy. TOF represents 4–8 % of congenital cardiac defects. As the name indicates in double-outlet right ventricle (DORV), both great arteries arise totally or primarily from the right ventricle. Invariably, there is a ventricular septal defect (VSD). If there is not VSD, the left ventricle would be hypoplastic and then the anomaly would be considered a form of functional single ventricle which will not be discussed in this chapter.
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Driscoll, D.J. (2016). Clinical Presentation and Therapy of Tetralogy of Fallot and Double Outlet Right Ventricle. In: Rickert-Sperling, S., Kelly, R., Driscoll, D. (eds) Congenital Heart Diseases: The Broken Heart. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1883-2_31
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