Open AccessAssessment of carotid body tumor and its association with tetralogy of fallot: Effect of the chronic hypoxia
Author(s) -
Banu Şahi̇n Yıldız,
Ahmet Şaşmazel,
Ayşe Baysal,
Hülya Ilıksu Gözü,
Emre Ertürk,
Özge Altaş,
Rahmi Zeybek,
Alparslan Şahin,
Mustafa Yıldız
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.144800
Subject(s) - medicine , tetralogy of fallot , hypoxemia , carotid body , cardiology , hypoxia (environmental) , carotid arteries , heart disease , chemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen
This is a rare combined presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot and carotid body tumor (CBT). Hypotheses and further discussion provides data for the development of CBT as a response to chronic hypoxemia. This present study demonstrates and discusses such an occurrence.