Open AccessIs Biventricular Fibrosis the Mediator of Late Complications in Tetralogy of Fallot?
Author(s) -
Michael R. Zile,
David Gregg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.08.017
Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , cardiology , medicine , mediator , fibrosis , tetralogy , heart disease
Childhood repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the great successes of congenital heart surgery, with now >90% of patients surviving to adulthood [(1)][1]. Late complications including sudden death, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and heart failure, however, persist. After childhood
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