Definition and Overview The Blalock-Taussig shunt is a procedure that connects the systemic to the pulmonary circulations (aortopulmonary shunt). It is a palliative procedure, meaning it does not treat the...
Definition and overview A percutaneous transcatheter IV stent treatment is a procedure used to replace a damaged or diseased pulmonary valve with an artificial valve (such as the Melody valve)....
...lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis”; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19995769 Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Anesthesia, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi; “Whole Lung Lavage: The Salvage Therapy for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis”; http://medind.nic.in/iae/t07/i1/iaet07i1p41.pdf /trp_language]...
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...an anatomic correction of the disease. The pulmonary artery and the aorta are divided and “switched” back to the normal anatomic position: the pulmonary artery is connected to the right...
...Ductal-dependent pulmonary circulation: This category includes pulmonary atresia, critical pulmonary stenosis, tricuspid atresia, and severe tetralogy of Fallot. Ductal-dependent systemic and pulmonary circulation: This includes transposition of the great arteries,...
...to redirect blood flow coming from the superior vena cava (SVC) to the pulmonary bed (bidirectional Glenn shunt or hemi-Fontan operation). The Fontan procedure completes the cavopulmonary connection by attaching...
...shunting across the VSD also results in changes in the pulmonary vasculature. Through time, this can lead to pulmonary hypertension, a serious complication of an unrepaired VSD. This condition requires...
...heart tissue Heart attack Some of the conditions listed above can occur immediately, but others may develop and become apparent only sometime later. Pulmonary embolism A pulmonary embolism occurs when...
...the pulmonary artery, fails to close at birth. Unless the condition is treated early in life, it can cause several health problems because the blood flow between the pulmonary artery...
