Interventional Management of Acute Thrombosis of the Modified Blalock-taussig Shunt in a Case of Tricuspid Atresia

Affiliations

Hadadi László: 1Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation, Târgu Mureş, Romania
Toma Roxana: 1Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation, Târgu Mureş, Romania
Pop Marian: 1Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation, Târgu Mureş, Romania
Blesneac Cristina: 1Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation, Târgu Mureş, Romania
Sglimbea Anca Ioana: 1Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation, Târgu Mureş, Romania

Abstract

Introduction: Acute thrombosis of the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (mBTS) in patients with univentricular physiology is a life-threatening event.