Pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of fallot repair: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge | Zendy

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Pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of fallot repair: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Author(s) -

Luc Mertens,

Selvi Senthilnathan,

Andréea Dragulescu

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of cardiovascular echography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 2347-193X

pISSN - 2211-4122

DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.117975

Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , medicine , pulmonary valve insufficiency , pulmonary regurgitation , cardiology , regurgitation (circulation) , pulmonary valve , context (archaeology) , cardiac magnetic resonance , radiology , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , doppler echocardiography , magnetic resonance imaging , heart disease , diastole , paleontology , blood pressure , biology

Pulmonary regurgitation is the key hemodynamically significant lesion in repaired tetralogy of Fallot contributing to progressive right ventricular (RV) dilatation and biventricular dysfunction. The timing for pulmonary valve replacement remains a controversial topic, and the decision to intervene depends on assessment of RV size and RV function.

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