Fallot's syndrome
Noun: A specific congenital heart defect, also known as Tetralogy of Fallot. It is a condition present at birth characterized by a combination of four anatomical abnormalities in the heart, leading to cyanosis (a bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen).
The term is used in medical contexts to diagnose and describe this particular complex heart condition. - The newborn was diagnosed with Fallot's syndrome and will require surgery. - Advances in pediatric cardiology have greatly improved the prognosis for children with Fallot's syndrome.
- The condition is often referred to by its more precise medical name, Tetralogy of Fallot.
- It is a classic example of a cyanotic congenital heart defect.
- Tetralogy of Fallot: The full and more technically precise name for the same condition.
- Fallot's tetralogy: An alternative phrasing.
- Tetralogy of Fallot (primary synonym)
- TOF (common medical abbreviation)
The four defining symptoms/components referenced in the definition are: 1. Pulmonary stenosis: Narrowing of the pulmonary valve or artery. 2. Ventricular septal defect: A hole in the wall separating the heart's two lower chambers. 3. Overriding aorta: The aorta is positioned over the ventricular septal defect. 4. Right ventricular hypertrophy: Thickening of the right ventricle's muscle wall.
This combination of defects results in oxygen-poor blood being pumped to the body.
- a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle