title: A mysterious case of fatal embolism after the repair of tetralogy of Fallot: secondary to arrhythmia?
abstract: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a common cyanotic congenital heart disease. The most important late complications observed after repair of TOF are atrio-ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. We present a rare case of fatal embolism and sudden cardiac death in a 36-year-old patient, 30 years after the operation for TOF.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Clinic, Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. karabaymd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Karabay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilicgedik
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tanboga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirma
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D004617:Embolism; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery