Associaçäo rara entre tetralogia de Fallot e miocardiopatia hipertrófica / Tetralogy of Fallot and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A rare association
Arq. bras. cardiol
; 80(2): 214-219, Feb. 2003. ilus
Article
in Portuguese, English
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| ID: lil-329100
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RESUMO
Tetralogy of Fallot is known as the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease and has a prevalence of 10 percent of all congenital heart diseases. Although many other heart anomalies may coexist, the association of tetralogy of Fallot and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is extremely rare. We report this association in a 15-month-old female, cyanotic since birth, in her first hospital admission for diagnosis and treatment of recurring cyanotic crises. In addition, a review of the literature and of the problems related to the treatment is provided
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International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Tetralogy of Fallot
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Infantil Albert Sabin/BR
