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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 14-16 |
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Unoperated tetralogy of fallot: A natural survivor who refused for surgery at the age of 42 years – Was it ever too late to operate?
Ravisagar Patel, Abhinav Singh, Rajendra Mohan Mathur
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ravisagar Patel
177, Ram Gali No. 2, Raja Park, Jaipur - 302 004, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/njss.njss_31_14
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Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease. Survival after the age of 12 years without corrective surgery is rare. We present a case of 42-year-old Indian male with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot. Possible reasons for the longevity in this patient are left ventricular hypertrophy and systemic to pulmonary shunting through mediastinal collaterals.
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