tetralogy of Fallot
congenital heart defect, whose symptoms include episodes of bluish skin color, whose embryology includes anteriosuperior displacement of the infundibular (aorticopulmonary) septum
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Summary
tetralogy of Fallot is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It draws 3,664 Wikipedia views per month (designated intractable rare disease category, ranking #69 of 201).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: developmental defect during embryogenesis[3], rare disease[4], class of disease[5]
- Named after: Arthur Fallot[6]
- Subclass of: congenital heart disease[7], cyanotic heart defect[8], rare genetic developmental defect during embryogenesis[9], genetic disease[10], genetic cardiac disease[11], trilogy of Fallot[12], disease[13]
- Commons category: Tetralogy of Fallot[14]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4741[15]
- ICD-9-CM: 745.2[16]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C84505[17]
- Different from: teratology[18]
- Health specialty: cardiac surgery[19], pediatrics[20]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: alprostadil[21]
- Genetic association: NRP1[22], GPC5[23], JAG1[24], GATA4[25], NKX2-5[26], ZFPM2[27], GATA6[28], GDF1[29], TBX1[30]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_6419[31], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:6419[32], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001636[33], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_3303[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[35]
Why It Matters
tetralogy of Fallot has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]