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Selective coronary angiography in tetralogy of Fallot

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Satyavan Sharma*
Affiliation:
From the Department of Cardiology, B Y L Nair Hospital, Bombay
Usha Sundaram
Affiliation:
From the Department of Cardiology, B Y L Nair Hospital, Bombay
Yunus Loya
Affiliation:
From the Department of Cardiology, B Y L Nair Hospital, Bombay
Dhruman Desai
Affiliation:
From the Department of Cardiology, B Y L Nair Hospital, Bombay
*
Dr. Satyavan Sharma, Professor & Head of Cardiology, B Y L Nair Hospital, Bombay-400 008, India, Tel. (022) 4932827, (022) 3081491.

Summary

Selective coronary angiography was performed in 110 cases (aged 1–45 years) of tetralogy of Fallot. Anomalies of surgical importance were seen in 26 cases (23.6%). In 17 (15.4%) these anomalies existed alone, and in nine (8.2%) they coexisted with relatively minor anomalies. Isolated minor anomalies involving the terminal branches existed in 15 cases (13.6%). The coronary arterial anatomy was normal in the other 69 (62.7%) cases. Our study shows that coronary angiography can safely be performed in patients with tetralogy of Fallot, providing the surgeon with vital information for subsequent planning of the time and type of surgery required.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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