Anterograde blood flow associated with Blalock–Taussig shunts does not modify pulmonary artery growth compared with Blalock–Taussig shunt alone

ConclusionsAnterograde blood flow with mBTs did not increase the risk of mBTs thrombosis. We couldn’t show benefit of anterograde blood flow with mBTS versus mBTS for pulmonary arteries growth. Anterograde blood flow did increase the time to extubation, probably by increasing total pulmonary blood flow.
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research