Decreased left ventricular filling pressure 8 months after corrective surgery in a 55-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot

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Kanji Iga MD, Yoshihiro Himura MD, Hirokazu Kondou MD, Toshihiro Tamura MD, Chisato Izumi MD,Moriaki Inoko, Shouji Kitaguchi MD, Hiromitsu Gen MD and Takashi Konishi MD

Abstract

A 55-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot underwent corrective surgery. Left ventricular filling pressure increased markedly with increased left ventricular blood volume one month after surgery, then decreased over the next 7 months, presumably due to increased left ventricular compliance.