Boot Shaped Heart - seen in Fallot’s Tetralogy
Fallots tetralogy
•Fallots tetralogy.
•Treatment includes:
-Supportive care.
-Corrective repair- involves a patch to
close the septal defect and enlargement
of the pulmonary valve to facilitate
blood flow to the lungs.
-Propranolol -2 to 6 mg/kg per day -for
all small infants with hypoxemic spells.
-Open Heart Surgery -soon after birth or
later in infancy.
Fallot’s Teratology.
Tetralogy of Fallot is a rare heart condition that is present at birth. That means it’s a congenital heart defect. A baby born with the condition has four different heart problems.
These heart problems affect the structure of the heart. The condition causes altered blood flow through the heart and to the rest of the body. Babies with tetralogy of Fallot often have blue or gray skin color due to low oxygen levels
Boot shaped heart feature of Fallot’s Tetralogy. It truly looks fascinating on X-ray.
Fallot’s tetralogy an heart defect leads to bluish skin
Great! Boot shaped heart goes with Fallot.
What is Pentalogy of Fallot?
Tetralogy of Fallot+Patent Foramen Ovale/Atrial Septal Defect=Pentalogy of Fallot.
Causes Cyanotic congenital heart disease.
Cool!