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Tetralogy of Fallot Learning Center
Treatments could include:
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Blalock-Taussig Operation
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Surgical Closure of Defect with Patch
- Open Heart Surgery
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Surgery to repair heart defects is always done when the infant is very young. Sometimes more than one surgery is needed. The first surgery may be done to help increase blood flow to the lungs. Surgery to correct the problem may be done at a later ...
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Correction of the defects is done through open heart surgery. Surgery must be carefully timed with attention to the progression of the disease process, the size of the infant, Tetralogy of Fallot is a common syndrome of congenital heart defects. T...
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Correction of the defects are done through surgery. Surgery must be carefully timed with attention to the progression of the disease process, the size of the infant, and the size of the various defects. There are temporary surgical procedures that...
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Open heart surgery is any surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other heart structures. The term "open" refers to the chest, not the heart itself. The heart may or may not be opened, d...
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