Blalock-Taussig Procedure
"Blalock-Taussig Procedure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cardiovascular procedure performed to create a blood supply to the PULMONARY CIRCULATION. It involves making a connection between the subclavian, or carotid branch of the AORTA, or the AORTIC ARCH to the PULMONARY ARTERY.
| Descriptor ID |
D058366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.137 E04.100.814.868.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Blalock-Taussig Procedure- Blalock-Taussig Procedure
- Blalock Taussig Procedure
- Procedure, Blalock-Taussig
- Subclavian Pulmonary Artery Shunt
- Blue Baby Operation
- Baby Operation, Blue
- Baby Operations, Blue
- Blue Baby Operations
- Operation, Blue Baby
- Operations, Blue Baby
- Blalock Taussig Shunt
- Shunt, Blalock Taussig
- Taussig Shunt, Blalock
- Blalock-Taussig Operation
- Blalock Taussig Operation
- Operation, Blalock-Taussig
Modified Blalock-Taussig Procedure- Modified Blalock-Taussig Procedure
- Blalock-Taussig Procedure, Modified
- Modified Blalock Taussig Procedure
- Procedure, Modified Blalock-Taussig
- Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt
- Blalock-Taussig Shunt, Modified
- Modified Blalock Taussig Shunt
- Shunt, Modified Blalock-Taussig
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blalock-Taussig Procedure" by people in Profiles.
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Aspirin Resistance in Single-Ventricle Physiology: Aspirin Prophylaxis Is Not Adequate to Inhibit Platelets in the Immediate Postoperative Period. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jun; 99(6):2158-64.
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Right ventricular unloading for heart failure related to Ebstein malformation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jul; 98(1):167-73; discussion 173-4.