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World Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Research

WJPPR

World Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Research

Case-Study

2026
VOLUME 03, JUNE ISSUE 06

TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN AN INDIAN CHILD

Author

Akhil Mehrotra*, Mohammed Shaban, Saadia Salamat

Author & Research Contributor

Published in 2026 | VOLUME 03, JUNE ISSUE 06
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20483579

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot is a common congenital heart condition characterized by four primary features and several minor associated findings. The four primary elements consist of aortic override, a membranous ventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy, and obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract. The patient's prognosis is determined by the severity of the obstruction in the right ventricular outflow tract. Literature documents cases of survival past the fifth decade, whether or not correction was applied. Cyanosis emerges during the first year of life if it is not evident at birth. When mild right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and a balanced ventricular septal defect prevent cyanotic spells, the condition is known as “Pink Tetralogy of Fallot.” We report a 12-year-old Indian girl with acyanotic pink tetralogy of Fallot, characterized by typical echocardiographic findings with mild aortic override.

Keywords

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Overriding of Aorta, Right ventricular outflow obstruction, Syncopal attacks, Tet spells.