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Tetralogy of Fallot
In
medicine
, the
Tetralogy of Fallot
is a significant and complex
congenital defect[?]
of the
heart
, involving four different
heart malformations[?]
:
The first is a
ventricular[?]
septal defect (VSD), a hole between the two bottom chambers (ventricles) of the heart.
The second is
Pulmonary stenosis[?]
, a narrowing at or just below the
pulmonary valve[?]
.
The third is the
aorta
is positioned over the ventricular septal defect instead of in the left ventricle.
Fourth, the right ventricle is more muscular than normal.
External links
Information
(
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/chheart/care04.htm
) by
University of Michigan
Health System
Diagram of the condition
(
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CVHTML/CV102
)
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