When “Blue Babies” Grow Up

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a complex congenital cardiac defect. Surgical correction is well established as the treatment of choice and has resulted in a rapidly growing group of adults living with TOF. We describe potential complications of patients who have undergone TOF repair and were lost to f...

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Main Authors:	Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD, Matthew R. Lozier, MD, Humberto Rovira Alvardo, MD, Abdullah Sarkar, MD, Jillian M. Smith, ARNP, Samantha Molina, ARNP, Alexander Llanos, MD, Todd Roth, MD, Ami Bhatt, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:	JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:	adult congenital heart disease complications follow-up pulmonary valve replacement tetralogy of Fallot
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920308408

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spelling	doaj-83055a2660c9481c9cfa52a93501ece82021-06-07T06:56:51ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492020-09-0121117231729When “Blue Babies” Grow UpAlexandra M. Sanchez, MD0Matthew R. Lozier, MD1Humberto Rovira Alvardo, MD2Abdullah Sarkar, MD3Jillian M. Smith, ARNP4Samantha Molina, ARNP5Alexander Llanos, MD6Todd Roth, MD7Ami Bhatt, MD8University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Address for correspondence: Dr. Alexandra M. Sanchez, Internal Medicine Residency, University of Miami at Holy Cross Hospital, 4725 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308.University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaDepartment of Cardiology, Holy Cross Hospital Jim Moran Heart and Vascular Research Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaDepartment of Cardiology, Holy Cross Hospital Jim Moran Heart and Vascular Research Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaDepartment of Cardiology, Holy Cross Hospital Jim Moran Heart and Vascular Research Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaAdult Congenital Heart Center, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FloridaAdult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsTetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a complex congenital cardiac defect. Surgical correction is well established as the treatment of choice and has resulted in a rapidly growing group of adults living with TOF. We describe potential complications of patients who have undergone TOF repair and were lost to follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920308408adult congenital heart diseasecomplicationsfollow-uppulmonary valve replacementtetralogy of Fallot
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author	Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD Matthew R. Lozier, MD Humberto Rovira Alvardo, MD Abdullah Sarkar, MD Jillian M. Smith, ARNP Samantha Molina, ARNP Alexander Llanos, MD Todd Roth, MD Ami Bhatt, MD
spellingShingle	Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD Matthew R. Lozier, MD Humberto Rovira Alvardo, MD Abdullah Sarkar, MD Jillian M. Smith, ARNP Samantha Molina, ARNP Alexander Llanos, MD Todd Roth, MD Ami Bhatt, MD When “Blue Babies” Grow Up JACC: Case Reports adult congenital heart disease complications follow-up pulmonary valve replacement tetralogy of Fallot
author_facet	Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD Matthew R. Lozier, MD Humberto Rovira Alvardo, MD Abdullah Sarkar, MD Jillian M. Smith, ARNP Samantha Molina, ARNP Alexander Llanos, MD Todd Roth, MD Ami Bhatt, MD
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title	When “Blue Babies” Grow Up
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publisher	Elsevier
series	JACC: Case Reports
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publishDate	2020-09-01
description	Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a complex congenital cardiac defect. Surgical correction is well established as the treatment of choice and has resulted in a rapidly growing group of adults living with TOF. We describe potential complications of patients who have undergone TOF repair and were lost to follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
topic	adult congenital heart disease complications follow-up pulmonary valve replacement tetralogy of Fallot
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920308408
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When “Blue Babies” Grow Up

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