PREVALENCE AND EFFECT OF RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH REPAIRED TETROLOGY OF FALLOT (TOF)

Authors :: Jyothsna Akam Venkata
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Michelle Kauff
Roxann Smith
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67:903
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2016.
Abstract: Patients with Tetrology of Fallot (TOF) may have decreased exercise capacity (XC) and abnormal lung function, although the relationship between the two is unclear. We sought to determine the association, if any, between restrictive lung disease (RLD) and XC in patients with repaired TOF. This was a

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
Restrictive lung disease
In patient
respiratory system
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
medicine.disease
business
Decreased exercise capacity
Lung function

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