TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
Medical notes
, TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT (TOF) IS A CONGENITAL HEART
DEFECT CHARACTERIZED BY FOUR ANATOMICAL
ABNORMALITIES. IT IS A CYANOTIC HEART CONDITION
LEADING TO REDUCED OXYGENATION OF BLOOD. BELOW IS A
CONCISE MEDICAL NOTE:
DEFINITION
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IS A COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART
DISEASE INVOLVING FOUR KEY STRUCTURAL DEFECTS:
1. VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (VSD): A HOLE IN THE SEPTUM
BETWEEN THE VENTRICLES.
2. PULMONARY STENOSIS: NARROWING OF THE PULMONARY
VALVE OR INFUNDIBULUM.
3. OVERRIDING AORTA: THE AORTA IS POSITIONED ABOVE THE
VSD, RECEIVING BLOOD FROM BOTH VENTRICLES.
Medical notes
, TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT (TOF) IS A CONGENITAL HEART
DEFECT CHARACTERIZED BY FOUR ANATOMICAL
ABNORMALITIES. IT IS A CYANOTIC HEART CONDITION
LEADING TO REDUCED OXYGENATION OF BLOOD. BELOW IS A
CONCISE MEDICAL NOTE:
DEFINITION
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IS A COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART
DISEASE INVOLVING FOUR KEY STRUCTURAL DEFECTS:
1. VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (VSD): A HOLE IN THE SEPTUM
BETWEEN THE VENTRICLES.
2. PULMONARY STENOSIS: NARROWING OF THE PULMONARY
VALVE OR INFUNDIBULUM.
3. OVERRIDING AORTA: THE AORTA IS POSITIONED ABOVE THE
VSD, RECEIVING BLOOD FROM BOTH VENTRICLES.
