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==Paediatric cardiac surgery== | ==Paediatric cardiac surgery== | ||
===Operations for LHHS=== | ===Operations for LHHS=== | ||
====Norwood procedure==== | |||
*Pulmonary artery is attached to the aorta. | |||
*The lungs are perfused by a Blalock-Taussig shunt (subclavian artery -> pulmonary artery) or a Sano shunt (single ventricle -> synthetic conduit -> pulmonary artery). | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://hlhs-awareness-uk.com/norwood.aspx LHHS (hlhs-awareness-uk.com)]. | |||
*[http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/CongenitalHeartDefects/AboutCongenitalHeartDefects/Single-Ventricle-Defects_UCM_307037_Article.jsp Single ventricle defects (heart.org)]. | |||
====Fontan procedure==== | ====Fontan procedure==== | ||
*Blood from right atrium goes directly to the lungs. | *Blood from right atrium goes directly to the lungs. | ||
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*[http://www.radrounds.com/photo/fontan-procedure-in Fontan procedure (radrounds.com)]. | *[http://www.radrounds.com/photo/fontan-procedure-in Fontan procedure (radrounds.com)]. | ||
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* | *Fontan cannot be done in a newborn as the pulmonary pressures are too high. | ||
* | **Fontan procedure often preceeded by a Norwood procedure. | ||
==Ventricular septal defect== | ==Ventricular septal defect== | ||