Modified Central Aortopulmonary Shunt with End-to-End Anastomosis of the Shunt to the Pulmonary Trunk: Early Results of a Novel Shunt Procedure for First-Stage Palliation of Infants with Pulmonary Atresia and Hypoplastic Pulmonary Arteries

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to investigate a novel palliative shunt performed between the ascending aorta and the main pulmonary artery in patients with pulmonary atresia.