welcomes you to the new, improved website!The modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt is an important palliation for patients with insufficient pulmonary blood flow associated with congenital heart disease. This study found increased morbidity and mortality tied to smaller shunt size, smaller shunted pulmonary artery size, surgical approach, and site of proximal shunt anastomosis.
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In-Hospital Morbidity and Mortality After Modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Shunts
Source: Annuals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.003
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Author(s): Andrew T. Headrick, MD, MPH, Athar M. Qureshi, MD, Nancy S. Ghanayem, MD, MS, Jeffrey Heinle, MD, and Marc Anders, MD
