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Tetralogy Of Fallot
A rare congenital heart defect characterized by four specific structural abnormalities that disrupt normal blood flow and systemic oxygenation.
Key Facts
- It combines pulmonic stenosis, a ventricular septal defect, an overriding aorta, and secondary right ventricular hypertrophy.
- Deoxygenated blood bypasses the lungs and mixes with oxygenated blood, leading to systemic hypoxia.
- Diagnosis is typically confirmed shortly after birth using echocardiography and electrocardiography.
- Prognosis is generally guarded to poor without surgical intervention, with most affected pets living only two to five years.
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Related Conditions
PolycythemiaCondition
The congenital heart defect that initiates the chronic hypoxia driving this condition.
Pulmonic StenosisCondition
One of the four primary structural defects that defines the condition.
Ventricular Septal DefectCondition
A core anatomical abnormality that allows blood mixing between heart chambers.