Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia is a congenital heart defect that prevents blood from flowing to your lungs. Treatment typically includes surgery during infancy. Share on Pinterest SDI ...

Tetralogy of Fallot occurs in approximately 41 in 2500 live births. This congenital heart condition causes the mixing of oxygen-poor blood with oxygen-rich blood, which is then pumped out of the heart ...

Heart surgeries have improved a lot over the years. Thanks to advances in medicine, many children born with heart issues can now live healthy lives. Among these complex conditions is Tetralogy of ...

Q: Can Fallot’s tetralogy be inherited? A: Most cases are not inherited and future offspring will not have the condition. In some cases (about 15 percent) there is a genetic mutation and the condition ...

(WNDU) - Each year, only around 1600 infants are diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. It’s a rare condition that affects the heart. The only treatment for this potentially fatal condition is surgery.

At 15 months old, Dr. Kyle Riggs had his first heart surgery. Now, he's a pediatric heart surgeon at the University of ...

Credit: Getty Images. While most infants do well after open-heart surgery to repair tetralogy of Fallot, long-term complications are common. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic ...

The main function of your heart is to pump blood through the rest of your body. This blood gives your body nutrients and oxygen. If your heart doesn’t work properly, it may not be efficient in pumping ...

The cyanosis usually becomes progressively worse within the first few weeks of life, and the condition is typically diagnosed quite early, although it may remain undetected for a few months or even ...