Blalock-Taussig procedure; Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt

Indications

• palliative surgery for cyanotic heart disease
  • tetralogy of Fallot

Procedure

• one branch of the subclavian artery or carotid artery is separated & connected with the pulmonary artery
• lung receives more blood with low oxygenation from the body

More general terms

• cardiac surgery (heart surgery)