title: Successful surgical repair of an elderly patient with tetralogy of Fallot: a case report.
abstract: We report on a rare case of a 61-year-old female patient with tetralogy of Fallot who had a late radical repair. The patient had no previous surgical interventions, and her postoperative course was uneventful. One year after the repair, the patient is doing well and has no symptoms of cardiac failure. Surgical treatment greatly benefited our patient by improving her functional status and extending her life expectancy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital, Ashikaga, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Naoichirou
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Misato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagumo
mesh_terms: D002932:Cineangiography; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*