Trilogy of Fallot
Trilogy of Fallot | |
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Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | medical genetics |
ICD-10 |
Q21.3 ICD9 = 746.09, 746.8 (CDC/BPA 746.84) |
MeSH | D014286 |
The trilogy of Fallot is a congenital heart condition.
Mechanism
It consists of the following:
The first two of these are also found in the tetralogy of Fallot. However, the tetralogy has a ventricular septal defect instead of an atrial one, and it also involves an overriding aorta.
Treatment
Thoracotomy is used to surgically correct this pathology.[1]
History
It is named in honor of its discoverer: Etienne Fallot.[2]
References
- ↑ Wang YQ, Chen RK, Ye WW, et al. (1999). "Open-heart surgery in 48 patients via a small right anterolateral thoracotomy". Tex Heart Inst J. 26 (2): 124–8. PMC 325616. PMID 10397435.
- ↑ synd/2283 at Who Named It?
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