An Unusual Cause of Cardiac Tamponade during Cardiac Catheterization Study by Deepanwita Das, Monalisa Datta, Somnath Dey, Jyotiranjan Parida, Rupesh Kumar, Arindam Pande

“…A 4-year-old baby having Tetralogy of Fallot was posted for diagnostic catheterization study. …”
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Epidemiological characterization of congenital heart disease at different altitudes in Ecuador: a four-year retrospective study in a pediatric referral hospital by Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Fabian D. Arias-Rodríguez, Walter I. Díaz-Chamba, Diego A. Mena-Noroña, Lizbeth Cueva Toaquiza, Beanjuly Espín-Sambache, Emilia J. Valdivieso-Andrade, Amanda Cangas-Isacaz, Susana García-Cañarte, Mario Rubio-Niera, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

“…Among cyanotic CHD, Tetralogy of Fallot was predominant (28.1%). Mortality was observed in 5.3% of patients, with a higher rate among acyanotic CHD (p < 0.001).ConclusionMost cases of CHD were of the acyanotic type, predominantly affecting female patients. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

“…Patients were included if they had at least two EKGs across the perinatal period and were grouped by specific conditions: atrial septal defect (ASD), tetralogy of Fallot, congenital pulmonary stenosis, coarctation of the aorta (CoA), bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), systemic right ventricle (SRV), and Fontan circulation. …”
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Different Responses to Drug Safety Screening Targets between Human Neonatal and Infantile Heart Tissue and Cardiac Bodies Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Jan Trieschmann, Moritz Haustein, Annette Köster, Jürgen Hescheler, Konrad Brockmeier, Gerardus Bennink, Tobias Hannes

“…Myocardial tissue slices were prepared from biopsies obtained from patients undergoing surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Electrophysiological features and response to Ik,r blockade as well as contractile properties were investigated using microelectrodes and isometric force measurements and were compared to hiPS-CBs. …”
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Association of MTHFD1 G1958A (rs2236225) gene polymorphism with the risk of congenital heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kang Yi, Shao-E He, Tao Guo, Zi-Qiang Wang, Xin Zhang, Jian-Guo Xu, Hao-Yue Zhang, Wei-Guo Liu, Tao You

“…Subgroup analysis showed that associations between the MTHFD1-G1958A polymorphism and Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) risk in the homozygote model (AA vs. …”
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Karakteristik Penderita Penyakit Jantung Bawaan pada Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 – Mei 2012 by Nur Ain, Didik Hariyanto, Sovina Rusdan

“…The most common of CHD was Tetralogy of Fallot (21.8%), and shortness of breath was the highest (50.9%) symptom that had been found. …”
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