The Blalock-Taussig Shunt Revisited: A Contemporary Experience

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 216; no. 4; pp. 699 - 704
• Main Authors: McKenzie, E. Dean, MD, FACS, Khan, Muhammad S., MD, Samayoa, Andres X., MD, Vener, Daniel S., BS, Ishak, Youstina M., BS, Santos, Alexia B., MD, Heinle, Jeffrey S., MD, FACS, Fraser, Charles D., MD, FACS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Blalock-Taussig Procedure; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; BTS; RPA; 2V; 2 ventricles; 1V; single ventricle; modified BTS (de Leval shunt); right subclavian artery; MBTS; right pulmonary artery; congenital heart disease; RSCA; Blalock-Taussig shunt; CHD

Background The Blalock-Taussig shunt (BTS) was introduced 68 years ago before open repair of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) was possible. The originally described technique has undergone many modifications but remains an integral component of the management of cyanotic CHD. We report our co...