[Changes in the functional state of patients after radical correction of tetralogy of Fallot].
The authors studied the changes in the functional condition of patients in the immediate and long-term periods after radical correction of Fallot's tetralogy. The values of the heart pumping and contractile functions at rest and during bicycle ergometer exercise were studied by tetrapolar chest rheography; oxygen consumption was studied by spirometry. Thirty patients were examined in the early postoperative period and then 6 and 12 months after the operation. The values were compared with those in healthy children. It is shown that 12 months after the operation the clinical condition improves, the physical capacity for work increases, and the exercise response is more adequate. Adequacy of the correction of the anomaly is the main determinant of the patients' functional condition by this time.
Kassirskiĭ
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GI
Tatarinova
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TN
Zotova
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LM
D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*
Dinamika funktsional'nogo sostoianiia bol'nykh posle radikal'noĭ korrektsii tetrady Fallo.