Tetralogy of Fallot (Year of the Zebra)

Published 2023-02-05
What is Tetralogy of Fallot? Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart condition characterized by four heart abnormalities—stenosis in the right ventricular outflow tract, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and aortic override of septal defect. Together, these can cause cyanosis in the newborn.

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All Comments (21)
  • @bruh-yj1hq
    Now i understand knee chest position, wonderfully explained, you guys literally safe my exam !
  • @IvyTapales119
    This video has provided me with such better explanation compared to the ones we've been taught in med school. Thank you for simplifying things for us and making difficult topics easier and more understandable. This will help me a lot in our board exam. Keep up the good work!!
  • @MrJayPuff
    This was a truly fantastic video and explanation. I really could not explain anything better than this video, and really clarified this disease.
  • @roxannlegg750
    Best video of TOF i have seen. I REALLy wish this had been available when i was at uni during my degree several years ago. It messed with my head - but this is the simplest explanation ever!
  • Thank ypu for helping me understand what i have. I have TOF and had surgery at 10 months old. I will get another surgery soon to widen the pulmonary artery. I go for yearly doctor appointments in the summer and they have all been amazing.
  • @hieker5656
    this video is amazing! i have an assignment where i have to explain Tetralogy of Fallot. this helps me so much, its calmly explained ( a very nice voice to listen to) with very well fitted animations, as a person with ADHD its easy to focus on whats being said because of this. thank you for explaining this congenital heart condition so well!!!
  • Really great 🙏 and you made it so easy to understand the lecture.
  • @jibinjose7305
    In this flowchart at 4:58 ,it'd have been better if the initial steps were like "increased physical activity --> peripheral vasodilatation--> dec. Peripheral resistance --> more R-L shunt--> dec O2 sat.-->Cyanosis" that could've made the "thinking" more easier too😅
  • @mithra8144
    Thank you so much for such a Great explanation.