Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance to the right atrium directly to the pulmonary arteries, avoiding the right atrium and right ventricle (Dorland, 28th ed). This a permanent procedure often performed to bypass a congenitally deformed right atrium or right ventricle.
Synonyms: Bypasses, Right Heart, Anastomosis, Cavopulmonary, Right Heart Bypass, Cavopulmonary Shunts, Cavopulmonary Anastomoses, Shunts, Cavopulmonary, Cavopulmonary Anastomosis, Right Heart Bypasses, Cavopulmonary Shunt, Shunt, Cavopulmonary, Bypass, Right Heart, Heart Bypasses, Right, Heart Bypass, Right, Anastomoses, Cavopulmonary
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a form of heart surg; permanent: differentiate from HEART BYPASS, LEFT, temporary, a form of extracorp circ, & from CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, another type of extracorp circ ,95
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