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Trilogy of Fallot

Congenital heart defect

Field	Value
name	Trilogy of Fallot
caption
field	Cardiology
synonyms	Fallot's trilogy, Fallot's triad
symptoms	Cyanosis, increased fatigue, frequent upper respiratory infection, clubbing
onset	From birth
duration	Lifetime, unless fixed by surgery
diagnosis	Echocardiography, Angiography
differential	Tetralogy of Fallot
treatment	Surgery
frequency	1.2% of congenital heart defects

The Trilogy of Fallot, also called Fallot's trilogy, is a rare congenital heart disease consisting of the following defects: pulmonary valve stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and atrial septal defect. It occurs in 1.2% of all congenital heart defects.

A 1960 case report of 22 patients who underwent surgery showed an excess of females with a ratio of 3:2, with the youngest person being 7 months old and the oldest being 50 years old.

Symptoms and signs

Poor growth	2

Symptom	No.	%
Murmur at left base	22	100%
Diminished or absent pulmonary second sound	19	86%
Cyanosis	18	82%
Thrill at left base	13	59%
Clubbing	12	54%
Prominent A waves	11	50%
Right ventricular lift	9	40%
Chest deformity	4	18%

Mechanism

Trilogy of Fallot is a combination of three congenital heart defects: pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and an atrial septal defect.

The first two of these are also found in the more common tetralogy of Fallot. However, the tetralogy has a ventricular septal defect instead of an atrial one, and it also involves an overriding aorta

Pulmonary valve stenosis

Right ventricular hypertrophy

The Three Malformations

Condition	Description
Pulmonary stenosis	url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-valve-stenosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20377034	title=Pulmonary valve stenosis - Symptoms and causes	website=Mayo Clinic	language=en	access-date=2020-04-14}}
Right ventricular hypertrophy	The right ventricle is more muscular than normal, causing a characteristic boot-shaped appearance as seen by chest X-ray. This enlargement is generally a secondary condition, resulting from increased pressure. Pulmonary valve defects resulting in tricuspid regurgitation, a common effect of pulmonary stenosis, can cause this increase in muscle mass.
Atrial septal defect	An atrial septal defect is a hole in the septum that divides the right and left atria (the upper two chambers) of the heart. In the heart of a developing fetus, there are several holes between the atria, however these are expected to close before birth. This congenital condition arises if one of these holes remains. Depending on the severity of the defect, it may need to be repaired surgically, as a significant defect can cause further damage to the heart and lungs.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is done via echocardiography or angiography.

Treatment

It is treated using surgery to repair the atrial septal defect and pulmonary stenosis, once the pulmonary stenosis has been fixed the right ventricular hypertrophy will usually go away on its own.

Balloon valvuloplasty is the most common treatment for pulmonary stenosis, a balloon is placed where the artery or valve is narrowed and is inflated, widening the artery or valve in the process, the balloon is then removed. It may cause valve regurgitation. If balloon valvuplasty is not an option open heart surgery must be performed where the valve is either repaired or replaced with an artificial one.

History

It is named in honor of its discoverer: Etienne Fallot.

References

"Fallot trilogy (Concept Id: C0041022) - MedGen - NCBI".
(August 1960). "Trilogy of Fallot. Experience with twenty-two surgical cases". Archives of Surgery.
CDC. (2019-11-19). "Congenital Heart Defects - Facts about Tetralogy of Fallot {{!}} CDC".
"Pulmonary valve stenosis - Symptoms and causes".
(2020). "Right Ventricular Hypertrophy". StatPearls Publishing.
CDC. (2019-11-19). "Congenital Heart Defects - Facts about Atrial Septal Defects {{!}} CDC".
"Atrial septal defect (ASD) - Symptoms and causes".
(1999). "Open-heart surgery in 48 patients via a small right anterolateral thoracotomy". Tex Heart Inst J.
"Pulmonary valve stenosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic".
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