Open AccessTetralogy of Fallot: The Oldest Reported Survivor of Brock's Procedure
Author(s) -
Manchikalapudi Rama Bindu,
Klugherz Bruce D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.20299
Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , medicine , pulmonary regurgitation , surgery , tetralogy , cardiology , heart disease
We report the case of a 79‐y‐old male with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) who underwent Brock's procedure in his twenties and has survived event‐free. Brock's procedure, which entailed infundibular resection and pulmonary valvotomy, has been associated with complications including the need for re‐operation, pulmonary regurgitation, and biventricular failure. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.