title: Following up adult patients with tetralogy of fallot: The role of echocardiography.
abstract: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases. With surgical repair and the advances in postoperative care, contemporary mortality has dramatically improved and an increasing number of patients survive into adulthood, leading to a growing number of adult TOF. However, residual anatomic and hemodynamic abnormalities are encountered in nearly all patients, making follow-up mandatory. Furthermore, mortality starts to increase 25 years after surgery, emphasizing that, in adult TOF, closer monitoring is necessary. We review here the role of echocardiography in the follow-up of the TOF patients, emphasizing the role of multiple echocardiographic techniques. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:79-95, 2017.
authors.affiliation: 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.|Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Daraban
authors.affiliation: 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.|'C.C. Iliescu' Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Ruxandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jurcuţ
authors.affiliation: 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.|Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Elisabeta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bădilă
authors.affiliation: 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.|Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bartoş
authors.affiliation: 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.|Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Gheorghe Andrei
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
keywords: adult; echocardiography; follow-up; pulmonary valve; tetralogy of Fallot