Long-term follow-up and sex differences in adults operated for tetralogy of Fallot.

Alessia QuattroneOyvind H LieEirik NestaasCharlotte de LangeKirsti TryHarald L LindbergHelge SkulstadGunnar ErikssenThor Edvardsen Kristina Hermann HaugaaMette E Estensen

Published in: Open heart (2022)

Our results confirmed reduced RV function in adults operated for TOF. Male patients had impaired LV and RV function expressed by lower LV and RV GLS values at all ages. Reduced cardiac function and elevated NT-proBNP were associated with higher incidence of VA and may be important in risk assessment.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
risk assessment
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mass spectrometry
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
heavy metals