Aortic Aneurysm Formation Five Decades After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
2009
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot is recognized as one of the most successful palliative cardiac surgical procedures. We report a patient in whom cystic medial necrosis developed 50 years after tetralogy of Fallot repair that caused a pathologic ascending aortic aneurysm requiring operative repair. Thus, long-term clinical follow-up along with echocardiography, when indicated, is mandatory in patients undergoing tetralogy of Fallot repair.
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