| Quality of Life of the Patients
with Tetralogy of Fallot Corrected under Simple Deep Hypothermia
More than 20 Years Ago |
(Third Department of Surgery and Department of Pediatrics*,
Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan)
| Yoshitaka Shiina |
Kazuaki Ishihara |
Kouhei Kawazoe |
| Katsuhiro Niitu |
Koutarou Oyama* |
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From October, 1960, to December,
1976, a total of 167 patients with the tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
underwent corrective repair under simple deep hypothermia at
Iwate Medical University. In 59 out of 167 patients the address
or telephone number were identified. Fifty-four patients, consisting
of 25 males and 29 females, were investigated by written questionnaire
or telephone interview. They were followed for 20-35 years. The
mean (±SD) age at operation was 5.3±4.2 years old (range 6 months
to 19 years). Reoperations were successfully performed on two
patients with residual shunts. Among these, 43 patients (80%)
were in NYHA class I, and 11 patients (20%) were class II. None
of the patients were in class III or IV. Medication was not prescribed
except in one patient. Twenty-eight patients (52%) married and
gave birth to 34 children, none of whom had congenital heart
disease. A total of 51 (94%) patients were employed, or were
housewives. In conclusion, most patients were considered to have
a good quality of life long after repair of TOF under simple
deep hypothermia.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 30: 126-128 (2001) |
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