Surgical Treatment of Adults with Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot: A Clinical Case Series

Abstract

The tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart malformations. However, its association with Down syndrome is uncommon. We present two patients with uncorrected during childhood tetralogy of Fallot. One of them had also Down syndrome. We performed a complete surgical correction: closure of the inter-ventricular defect, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, pulmonary valve prosthesis and pulmonary artery patch repair (in one of the cases). The postoperative period was uncomplicated, patients were discharged on days 12 and 10, and the follow-up showed a significant functional class improvement.

Keywords

• tetralogy of fallot
• down syndrome
• complete surgical correction