The family of a four-year-old boy, Nelson Emale, who was diagnosed with congenital heart defect, known as Tetralogy of Fallot ...

The following is a summary of “Long-term outcome after surgical tetralogy of Fallot repair at a young age: Longitudinal follow-up up to 50 years after surgery,” published in the March 2025 issue of ...

Tetralogy of Fallot accounts for about 10% of all congenital heart defects. Surgery is required to repair the defect in most individuals. The Blalock-Taussig shunt (subclavian artery surgically ...

Tetralogy of Fallot can happen to anyone and can’t be prevented, but family history is one risk factor. As for Amanda, her mother also was born with a congenital heart defect that put her more ...