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Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most frequent cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD). According to a recent prospective study on the prevalence of CHD in Germany, 0.27 of 10,000 live born neonates (2.5% of all CHD) suffer from ToF [1].
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Weil, J. (2012). Tetralogy of Fallot: Late Outcome. In: Chessa, M., Giamberti, A. (eds) The Right Ventricle in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2358-1_6
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