Open AccessPulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of fallot repair: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Author(s) -
Selvi Senthilnathan,
Andréea Dragulescu,
Luc Mertens
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.