Pr DARSHAN
REDDY
Présentation Tardive de la tétralogie de Fallot – Considérations chirurgicales
Late presenting Tetralogy of Fallot
In the developing world, it is not uncommon for patients with Tetralogy of Fallot to present beyond infancy with symptoms of chronic cyanosis, cardiac failure or occasionally neurological deficit as a consequence of shunting. These include patients with anatomy suitable for complete correction, as well as patients with inadequate pulmonary vascular development that require a staged approach to management
Our approach to older children and adults with Tetralogy of Fallot is described, and the pitfalls and caveats in surgical and post operative care are outlined
Dr Darshan Reddy is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing at the Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre in Durban.
Dr Reddy completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and his cardiothoracic surgical training at the University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN), completing both a Masters in Medicine and the Fellowship of the Colleges of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa. Dr Reddy spent a year as a visiting clinical lecturer in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan and has a special interest in the surgical treatment of pediatric and congenital heart disease.
Dr Reddy holds leadership positions in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the World Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS), and the African Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (ASPCHS). His interests include complex neonatal cardiac surgery and rheumatic mitral valve repair.