title: [First diagnosis of Fallot tetralogy in a 74-year-old man].
abstract: Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic cardiac malformation in late childhood and adult, occurring in approximately 0.25 of 1000 live births. Most patients undergo early surgical correction. Therefore, the natural history of this disease has been evaluated in only a few cases. We report a complex case of a tetralogy of Fallot, who reached the age of 74 years without surgical or medical treatment and who was transferred to our clinic after syncope due to ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Klinik für Kardiologie, Robert-Koch-Allee 9, 99437 Bad Berka, Germany. h.bielik.kar@zentralklinik-bad-berka.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bielik
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ohlow
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hügl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reinig
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gröger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lauer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D015607:Stents; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen