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Tetralogy Of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome; Appropriate Surgical Strategies, Fatima Shahid, Maria Tariq Siddiqui, Muneer M Amanullah
Tetralogy Of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome; Appropriate Surgical Strategies, Fatima Shahid, Maria Tariq Siddiqui, Muneer M Amanullah
Department of Surgery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate patients presenting with Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve syndrome to a tertiary care hospital and their surgical management.
METHODS:
The retrospective study was conducted at Congenital Cardiac Services, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, and comprised data of Tetralogy of Fallot patients between April 2007 and June 2012. Data was analysed together with follow-up echocardiography. Variables assessed included demographics, imaging, operative technique, complications, post-operative recovery and follow-up echocardiography. SPSS 17 was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS:
Of the 204 patients, 6 (3%) had undergone surgical correction for Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve …