Have you heard of a Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt for rerouting subclavian arterial blood to the lungs as palliation for cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD)? But the BT shunt would never have seen ... Yahoo Finance: Humacyte Publishes Preclinical Results Showing Human Acellular Vessel™ (HAV™) Patency as Modified Blalock–Taussig–Thomas Shunt in Juvenile Primate Model Humacyte Publishes Preclinical Results Showing Human Acellular Vessel™ (HAV™) Patency as Modified Blalock–Taussig–Thomas Shunt in Juvenile Primate Model EurekAlert!: For infants with heart disease, are shunts or stents better to maintain blood flow?
For infants with heart disease, are shunts or stents better to maintain blood flow? National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Balloon dilatation of systemic to pulmonary arterial shunts in children Systemic to pulmonary arterial shunts are surgically created connections between the aorta and a pulmonary artery in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease, such as tetralogy of Fallot or ... The medical discoveries of Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas had an enormous impact on the field of heart surgery. Their achievements went far beyond the stunning success of the blue baby operation, ...
