Sano shunt
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A Sano shunt is a shunt from the right ventricle
to the pulmonary circulation
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In contrast to a Blalock–Taussig shunt, circulation is primarily in systole
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It is sometimes used as the first step in a Norwood procedure
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Right ventricle
The right ventricle is one of four chambers in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium via the tricuspid valve, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery via the pulmonary valve and pulmonary trunk....
to the pulmonary circulation
Pulmonary circulation
Pulmonary circulation is the half portion of the cardiovascular system which carries Oxygen-depleted Blood away from the heart, to the Lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart. Encyclopedic description and discovery of the pulmonary circulation is widely attributed to Doctor Ibn...
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In contrast to a Blalock–Taussig shunt, circulation is primarily in systole
Systole
Systole may refer to:*Systole , a term describing the contraction of the heart*Systolic array, a term used in computer architecture*Systolic geometry, a term used in mathematics...
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It is sometimes used as the first step in a Norwood procedure
Norwood procedure
The Norwood Procedure is a surgery performed on the heart, the first successful use of the procedure was reported by Norwood and colleagues in 1981.Cardiopulmonary bypass is required.-Indications:...
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