Trilogy of Fallot

Trilogy of Fallot
Classification and external resources
ICD-9 746.09, 746.8 (CDC/BPA 746.84)
MeSH D014286

The trilogy of Fallot is a congenital heart condition.

Contents

Presentation

It consists of the following:

The first two of these are also found in the tetralogy of Fallot. However, the tetralogy has a ventricular septal defect instead of an atrial one, and it also involves an overriding aorta.

Treatment

Thoracotomy has been used in the surgical correction.[1]

History

It is named for Etienne Fallot.[2]

References