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Descriptor English: Tetralogy of Fallot
Descriptor Spanish: Tetralogía de Fallot
Descriptor tetralogía de Fallot
Scope note: Combinación de defectos cardíacos congénitos constituida por cuatro características clave: DEFECTOS DEL TABIQUE VENTRICULAR, ESTENOSIS PULMONAR, HIPERTROFIA DEL VENTRÍCULO DERECHO y dextroposición de la AORTA. En esta afección la sangre de ambos ventrículos (rica en oxígeno y pobre en oxígeno) es bombeada al organismo causando con frecuencia CIANOSIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tetralogia de Fallot
Descriptor French: Tétralogie de Fallot
Entry term(s): Fallot Tetralogy
Fallot's Tetralogy
Fallots Tetralogy
Tetralogy, Fallot
Tetralogy, Fallot's
Tetralogy, Fallots
Tree number(s): C14.240.400.849
C14.280.400.849
C16.131.240.400.849
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013771
Scope note: A combination of congenital heart defects consisting of four key features including VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS; PULMONARY STENOSIS; RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; and a dextro-positioned AORTA. In this condition, blood from both ventricles (oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor) is pumped into the body often causing CYANOSIS.
Annotation: do not confuse with TRILOGY OF FALLOT
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Pentalogy of Cantrell MeSH
DeCS ID: 14150
Unique ID: D013771
NLM Classification: WG 220
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Tetralogy of Fallot - Preferred
Concept UI M0021243
Scope note A combination of congenital heart defects consisting of four key features including VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS; PULMONARY STENOSIS; RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; and a dextro-positioned AORTA. In this condition, blood from both ventricles (oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor) is pumped into the body often causing CYANOSIS.
Preferred term Tetralogy of Fallot
Entry term(s) Fallot Tetralogy
Fallot's Tetralogy
Fallots Tetralogy
Tetralogy, Fallot
Tetralogy, Fallot's
Tetralogy, Fallots



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