When "Blue Babies" Grow Up: Complications After Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

Alexandra M Sanchez; Matthew R Lozier; Humberto Rovira Alvardo; Abdullah Sarkar; Jillian M Smith; Samantha Molina; Alexander Llanos; Todd Roth; Ami Bhatt

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.023

When "Blue Babies" Grow Up: Complications After Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Sep 15;2(11):1723-1729. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.023. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Alexandra M Sanchez¹, Matthew R Lozier¹, Humberto Rovira Alvardo¹, Abdullah Sarkar¹, Jillian M Smith², Samantha Molina², Alexander Llanos², Todd Roth³, Ami Bhatt⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
² Department of Cardiology, Holy Cross Hospital Jim Moran Heart and Vascular Research Institute, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
³ Adult Congenital Heart Center, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida.
⁴ Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a complex congenital cardiac defect. Surgical correction is well established as the treatment of choice and has resulted in a rapidly growing group of adults living with TOF. We describe potential complications of patients who have undergone TOF repair and were lost to follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; PR, pulmonary regurgitation; PVR, pulmonary valve replacement; RV, right ventricular; TOF, tetralogy of Fallot; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; VSD, ventricular septal defect; adult congenital heart disease; complications; follow-up; pulmonary valve replacement; tetralogy of Fallot.

Publication types

Case Reports