Biventricular correction of tetralogy of Fallot was devised more than 50 years ago. Current short-term outcomes are excellent. The potential for late complications is, however, an important ...

At two weeks old, Molly Ledoux had to be transferred from Lafayette to New Orleans via helicopter for emergency heart surgery. At the time, her heart was the size of a walnut.

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 ...