Case Report

Tetralogy of Fallot May Escape Attention Even in Pregnancy: a Late Presenting Case of a Multiparous Woman

10.5152/jaem.2011.071

  • Enes Elvin Gül
  • Turyan Abdulhalikov
  • Ramazan Aslan
  • Orhan Özbek
  • Mehmet Kayrak

Received Date: 20.07.2011 Accepted Date: 13.09.2011 Eurasian J Emerg Med 2014;13(1):36-38

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. A 47-year-old woman presented to our clinic with cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion. She had previously had three successful and healthy pregnancies. From the results of laboratory and imaging techniques a diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot was made and the patient was referred to the cardiovascular surgery for the repairing operation. Here, we report a case of tetralogy of Fallot in a multiparous woman.

Keywords: Tetralogy of Fallot, pregnancy, congenital heart disease