Sano shunt

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Sano shunt
Diagram of Sano shunt (orange) in hypoplastic left heart syndrome after Norwood Procedure

A Sano shunt is a shunt from the right ventricle to the pulmonary circulation.[1][2][3]

In contrast to a Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, circulation is primarily in systole.[citation needed]

It is sometimes used as the first step in a Norwood procedure.[citation needed]

This procedure was pioneered by the Japanese cardiothoracic surgeon Shunji Sano [ja] in 2003.[4]

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