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Does Blalock-Taussig anastomosis provide long-term beneficial effects compared to total correction in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot?
Does Blalock-Taussig anastomosis provide long-term beneficial effects compared to total correction in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot?
The Blalock-Taussig operation is presented as a safer alternative with long-term beneficial effects compared to the higher mortality rate of total correction for Tetralogy of Fallot.
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Suggests Blalock-Taussig shunt may offer safer long-term outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot; leaves open randomized trials versus total correction.
procedure in patients followed for five to ten years have been published (Taussig and Bauersfeld, 1953; Campbell and Deuchar, 1953; White et al., 1956; Rumel, 1958; Brock, 1959; Shumacker and Mandelbaum, 1960). While total correction is the ideal, the mortality rate must be weighed against the long-term beneficial effects of the safer Blalock-Taussig operation.
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Harris et al. (1964) studied this question.
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