Tetralogy of Fallot : Treatments

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 ...

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...

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...

Open heart surgery is any surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart. The term "open" refers to the chest, not the heart itself. The heart may or may not be opened, depending on the type of surgery. Open heart surgery includes surgery on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other structures. A heart-lung machine (also called cardiopulmonary bypass) is usually during conventional open heart surgery to help provide oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other vital organs. The machine also pumps, supplies oxygen, removes carbon dioxide from the blood, and provides anesthesia to keep the patient asleep during surgery. The definition of open heart surgery becomes confusing in light of new procedures being performed on the heart through smaller incisions. There are some new surgical procedures being performed that are done with the heart still beating. Minimally invasive heart surgery (MIDCAB, OPCAB, RACAB) , including robotic-assisted heart surgery, is still considered open heart surgery. However, these procedures are being used in some patients as an alternative to open heart surgery requiring the heart-lung machine. Related topics: Angioplasty of the heart Atrial septal defect repair Cardiac transplant Coarctation of the aorta repair Congenital heart defect corrective surgery Heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft - CABG) Heart transplant Heart valve prosthesis Heart valve surgery Heart-and-lung transplant Hypoplastic left heart repair Minimally invasive heart surgery (MIDCAB, OPCAB, RACAB) Patent ductus arteriosus ligation PDA ligation Prosthetic heart valves Tetralogy of Fallot repair Total anomalous pulmonary venous return correction Transplant of the heart Transplant of the heart and lungs Transposition of great vessels repair Tricuspid atresia repair Truncus arteriosus repair Valve replacement Ventricular septal defect repair VSD repair