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Tetralogy of Fallot

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Congenital Heart Defects

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In anatomic terms, the malformation is characterized by four constant features: subpulmonary infundibular stenosis, ventricular septal defect, rightward deviation of the aortic valve with a biventricular origin of its leaflets, and right ventricular hypertrophy.

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(2009). Tetralogy of Fallot. In: Congenital Heart Defects. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1719-6_8

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