Pulmonary function testing in infants with tetralogy of Fallot and absent pulmonary valve syndrome

• Main Authors: Adler M Salazar (Author), Christopher CJL Newth (Author), Robinder G Khemani (Author), Hammer Jürg (Author), Patrick A Ross (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Absent pulmonary valve syndrome (APVS) is found in 3-6% of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Along with findings of TOF, absence of pulmonary valve tissue results in aneurysmal dilatation of the main and branch pulmonary arteries compressing the trachea, main-stem, and intrapulmonary bro...