Episodios cianóticos
La tetralogía de Fallot es un defecto cardíaco congénito que consiste en cuatro anomalías, las cuales producen un bombeo insuficiente de sangre oxigenada al cuerpo. Al nacer, es posible que los lactantes no muestren signos de cianosis, pero posteriormente se pueden presentar episodios de piel azulada al llorar o al comer. A éstos se les llama episodios cianóticos ("tet spells", en inglés).
Revision
Last reviewed 12/1/2011 by Kurt R. Schumacher, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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