Tetralogy of Fallot: risk stratification is straightforward. Or is it?

J Papagiannis - Current opinion in cardiology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Risk stratification for TOF has improved over the last years with several clinical,
electrocardiographic, imaging, and invasive electrophysiologic findings showing promise …

Impact of clinical follow-up and diagnostic testing on intervention for tetralogy of Fallot

AV House, DA Danford, RL Spicer, S Kutty - Open Heart, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective Our purpose was to evaluate yield of tools commonly advocated for surveillance of
tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Methods All patients (pts) with TOF, seen at any time from 1/2008 to …

[HTML][HTML] The 30-year outcomes of tetralogy of Fallot according to native anatomy and genetic conditions

S Blais, A Marelli, A Vanasse, N Dahdah… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The reported survival of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is> 97%. Patients with
pulmonary atresia and/or genetic conditions have worse outcomes, but long-term estimates …

THE INFLUENCE OF ANATOMICAL AND GENETIC FACTORS ON LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN TETRALOGY OF FALLOT: A 35-YEAR POPULATION-BASED …

S Blais, A Marelli, A Vanasse, C Drolet… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Background Surgical advances for correction of tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) have reduced
mortality to< 2% at 18 years of age. However, survival and prognosis data mostly stem from …

Risk stratification in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: the long journey from clinical parameters and surface ECG to in-depth assessment of myocardial …

S Orwat, GP Diller - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common cyanotic heart defect at birth. Major advances
in cardiac surgery and paediatric cardiology now enable the vast majority of patients born …

[PDF][PDF] Tetralogy of Fallot: Origins, management and outcomes

D Worku, R Allen - European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 - researchgate.net
Tetraology of Fallot (TOF) is the most common of the cyanotic congenital heart diseases. It is
characterized by four anatomical lesions all of which have a spectrum of severity. Clinically …

Ventricular arrhythmia and life-threatening events in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

J Atallah, MCG Corcia, EP Walsh… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Surgical era is relevant for risk stratification in Tetralogy of Fallot.•Symptoms
(palpitations or arrhythmic syncope) and ventricular dysfunction are forefront risk …

Prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot: Risk assessment and long term outcome

J Probst, GP Diller, H Reinecke, P Leitz… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background In patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), implantable cardioverter
defibrillators (ICD) are considered reasonable in selected adults with multiple risk factors for …

4 Predictors of ventricular arrhythmia identified from follow up of tetralogy of fallot

B Kelly, PF Brennan, C Lockhart, M Spence, C Owens… - 2020 - heart.bmj.com
Introduction Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect.
Subsequent to the introduction of surgical repair, long-term outcomes for patients with TOF …

Mechanism and risk factors for death in adults with tetralogy of Fallot

AC Egbe, S Kothapalli, BA Borlaug… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the goals of lifelong care in adults with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is early identification
and treatment of patients at high risk for adverse events. Clinical risk stratification tools are …