Tetralogy of Fallot

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital cardiac malformation that consists of an interventricular communication, also known as a ventricular septal defect, obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract, override of the ventricular septum by the aortic root, and right ventricular hypertrophy.

Emphysema



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PMID (PMCID)
12683583
MALE Infant
Lobar emphysema due to ductus arteriosus compressing right upper bronchus in an infant with congenital heart disease.
Hishitani T, Ogawa K, Hoshino K, Nakamura Y, Iwanaka T, Masago K, Suzuki M.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2003;75(4):1308-10.
A 1-month-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary atresia, right aortic arch, and right ductus arteriosus, exhibited progressive right upper lobar emphysema since his birth.