Tetralogy of Fallot: A condition which is characterized pulmonary stenosis, interventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy and dextroposition of the aorta. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tetralogy of Fallot is available below.
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Tetralogy of Fallot is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Tetralogy of Fallot, or a subtype of Tetralogy of Fallot,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Tetralogy of Fallot as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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