[Longevity in tetralogy of Fallot. The natural history of a 63-year-old man living without surgery].
We report the natural history, the clinical, radiological, echocardiographic and hemodynamic pattern of a living sixty-three year old man with tetralogy of Fallot and cyanosis since birth. We discuss the possible circulatory adaptations which allowed exceptional survival up to the seventh decade: it is the sixth case reported in the literature.
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U.O. di Geriatria, Università degli Studi di Pisa.
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D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
Longevità nella tetralogia di Fallot. Storia naturale di un 63enne vivente senza chirurgia.