Sano shunt
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Diagram of the human heart. In the Sano shunt, circulation is diverted from the right ventricle to the pulmonary circulation. |
A Sano shunt is a shunt from the right ventricle to the pulmonary circulation.[1][2][3]
In contrast to a Blalock–Taussig shunt, circulation is primarily in systole.
It is sometimes used as the first step in a Norwood procedure.
References
- ↑ Joanna H. Davies; Lynda L. Hassell (30 October 2007). Children in Intensive Care: A Survival Guide. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-443-10023-9. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ Dähnert, I.; Riede, FT.; Razek, V.; Weidenbach, M.; Rastan, A.; Walther, T.; Kostelka, M. (Oct 2007). "Catheter interventional treatment of Sano shunt obstruction in patients following modified Norwood palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.". Clin Res Cardiol 96 (10): 719–22. doi:10.1007/s00392-007-0545-5. PMID 17609848.
- ↑ Sano, S.; Ishino, K.; Kawada, M.; Arai, S.; Kasahara, S.; Asai, T.; Masuda, Z.; Takeuchi, M. et al. (Aug 2003). "Right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt in first-stage palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.". J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126 (2): 504–9; discussion 509–10. PMID 12928651.
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