title: Imaging of postoperative tetralogy of Fallot repair.
abstract: Over the last years, the surgical techniques used to repair Tetralogy of Fallot as well as the cross-sectional cardiac imaging techniques have substantially improved. Now, the survival rate after surgical repair is more than 90% at 40 years old. A follow-up is needed and the imaging evaluation should be guided by the surgical techniques used. This article reviews the most common surgical procedures for a complete repair, the associated anatomic and hemodynamic complications and the role of cardiac imaging, mainly magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaujois
authors.affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorincour
authors.affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alison
authors.affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Déry
authors.affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada. Electronic address: chantal_lapierre@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lapierre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Heart; MRI; Postoperative; Pulmonary arteries; Tetralogy of Fallot