Tetralogy of Fallot in a 71-year-old patient with new onset hypoxemia.
This study reports the evaluation and successful surgical management of a 71 year-old female with known Tetralogy of Fallot and symptomatic hypoxemia. A hybrid (fluid-micromanometer) catheter system was employed to examine right heart pressure gradients. This case presents unique hemodynamics along with angiography and palliative surgical management.
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Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6200.
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D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors