(WNDU) - Each year, only around 1600 infants are diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. It’s a rare condition that affects the heart. The only treatment for this potentially fatal condition is surgery.

Heart surgeries have improved a lot over the years. Thanks to advances in medicine, many children born with heart issues can now live healthy lives. Among these complex conditions is Tetralogy of ...

Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia is a congenital heart defect that prevents blood from flowing to your lungs. Treatment typically includes surgery during infancy. Share on Pinterest SDI ...

Tetralogy of Fallot is a group of four heart abnormalities that are present from birth. It can affect how the blood flows in the heart and how much oxygen reaches the lungs and the rest of the body. A ...

A 78-year-old man was admitted to our hospital after an episode of unexplained syncope. A systolic murmur had previously been detected, and there was a history of cyanosis in his youth, which had ...

Tetralogy of Fallot patients with pulmonary atresia (TOF/PA) present a pulmonary blood supply directly from aortic collateral arteries. Major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) present ...

Credit: Getty Images Pregnancy increases blood volume and cardiac output, imposing a hemodynamic burden on the maternal heart. In women with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, this increased workload can ...

Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1A) regulates the myocardial response to hypoxia and hemodynamic load. We investigated the association of HIF1A variants with right-ventricular (RV) remodeling after ...

Shaun White is the epitome of what it means to be an Olympian. His strength, perseverance, and heart — a surgically-repaired heart — have earned him a place at four consecutive Winter Olympics. As a ...

THE fundamental defect of sickle-cell disease is a mutation that leads to substitution of a valine for a glutamic acid residue in the beta chains of hemoglobin. 1 When red cells containing the ...

The cardiology team in the interventional radiology suite of the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. This is not a photo of Odyssey's procedure. Odyssey, an Australian ...