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
Tetralogy of Fallot: Introduction
Causes of Tetralogy of Fallot: see causes of Tetralogy of Fallot
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Tetralogy of Fallot
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Tetralogy of Fallot.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Tetralogy of Fallot.
Treatments for Tetralogy of Fallot:
see treatments for Tetralogy of Fallot
Research for Tetralogy of Fallot:
see research for Tetralogy of Fallot
Main name of condition: Tetralogy of Fallot
Other names or spellings for Tetralogy of Fallot:
Fallot tetralogy, TOF
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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