Fallot pentalogy
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| Q21.8 | Other congenital malformations of the heart septa |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The Fallot pentalogy (Syn .: Fallot pentalogy ; Fallot V ) is the name of a malformation syndrome of the heart , which in addition to the malformations of the Fallot tetralogy - i.e. pulmonary stenosis , aorta displaced to the right , which comes to lie over the simultaneously existing ventricular septal defect , and right heart hypertrophy - still associated with an atrial septal defect .
The frequency ratio of Fallot pentalogy and tetralogy is about 1: 4. One can also say that the Fallot tetralogy also has an atrial septal defect in 20% of the cases.
The malformation is named after Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot .
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