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Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Blalock-Taussig-Thomas_shunt
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
medical procedure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:BT_shunt
gptkb:Blalock-Taussig_shunt
gptkbp:category
pediatric cardiology
cardiac surgery
gptkbp:complication
gptkb:subclavian_steal_syndrome
pulmonary overcirculation
shunt thrombosis
gptkbp:connects
pulmonary artery
subclavian artery
gptkbp:developedBy
gptkb:Alfred_Blalock
gptkb:Vivien_Thomas
gptkb:Helen_B._Taussig
gptkbp:firstPerformed
1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt
gptkbp:locationOfFirstProcedure
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_Hospital
gptkbp:material
Gore-Tex tube (in modified version)
autologous subclavian artery
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Alfred_Blalock
gptkb:Vivien_Thomas
gptkb:Helen_B._Taussig
gptkbp:notablePatient
gptkb:Eileen_Saxon
gptkbp:procedureType
systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt
gptkbp:purpose
increase pulmonary blood flow
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:modified_Blalock-Taussig_shunt
gptkbp:usedFor
palliative treatment for Tetralogy of Fallot
treatment of cyanotic congenital heart defects
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Blalock-Taussig_shunt
gptkb:Blalock–Taussig_shunt
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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