All patients were operated in deep hypothermia, with or without circulatory arrest, using different shunt modifications according to surgeon''s preference. Patients were divided into two groups depending on surgical management for pulmonary blood flow (modified BT shunt [BT] and non-valved RVPAC [...
Early survival advantages after Norwood with right-ventricle-(RV)-to-pulmonary-artery conduit (NW-RVPA) over Norwood-operation with a Blalock-Taussig shunt (NW-BT) are offset by concerns regarding delayed RV dysfunction. We compared trends in survival, RV dysfunction, and tricuspid valve regurgitat...
Thirty-two patients received a modified BT-shunt (mBTS) and 24 patients a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit (RVPAC). There was a trend towards higher early mortality in patients with mBTS (mBTS: 15.6%, n=5 vs. RVPAC: 4.2%, n=1 patients, p=0.066). Higher diastolic pressures...
We investigated the impact of initial shunt type, a Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt versus a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit (RV-PA) on myocardial function at different stages of surgical palliation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).A population-based cohort of 63 ...
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the impact of initial shunt type, a Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt versus a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit (RV-PA) on myocardial function at different stages of surgical palliation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).European journal of ...
With improved short-term outcomes the right ventricular to pulmonary artery shunt (Sano) has become the preferred pulmonary blood source in the Norwood procedure in many centres. However, most studies analysed consecutive cohorts, with a first modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (BT) followed by the ...
Implementation of a reverse-BT shunt (RBTS), a synthetic bypass from the main pulmonary to the innominate artery placed to counteract aortic arch stenosis, and its effects on local and global hemodynamics were studied.A post-op patient-derived anatomy of the HN procedure was utilized with ...
Using the smallest available 3-mm polytetrafluoroethylene shunts have been successful, although catastrophic shunt thrombosis has occasionally been observed. To avoid thrombosis with a smaller conduit, saphenous vein homografts (SVG) were used to construct the modified Blalock鈥揟aussig (BT) shunts. ...
A month later he presented with clinical signs of bronchiolitis and recurrent episodes of desaturations. The modified Blalock–Taussig (BT) shunt was patent on echocardiography. The patient remained on the ward for 2 weeks with saturations varying between 60% and 80%.Thomas Krasemann...
A month later he presented with clinical signs of bronchiolitis and recurrent episodes of desaturations. The modified Blalock–Taussig (BT) shunt was patent on echocardiography. The patient remained on the ward for 2 weeks with saturations