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Heart, section through the middle
Heart, section through the middle
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot
Cyanotic 'Tet spell'
Cyanotic 'Tet spell'


Tetralogy of Fallot

Alternative Names:
TET; TOF

Symptoms:
  • Difficult feeding (poor feeding habits)
  • Failure to gain weight
  • Poor development
  • Cyanosis which becomes more pronounced during periods of agitation
  • Passing out
  • Sudden death
  • Clubbing of fingers (skin or bone enlargement around the finger nails)
  • Squatting during episodes of cyanosis


Signs and tests:

A physical examination with a stethoscope almost always reveals a heart murmur.

Tests:




Review Date: 5/17/2004
Reviewed By: Elchanan Bruckheimer MBBS, Director of Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization, Schneider Children's Medical Center Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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