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| Diagram of Sano shunt (orange) in hypoplastic left heart syndrome after Norwood Procedure |
A Sano shunt is a shunt from the right ventricle to the pulmonary circulation. [1] [2] [3]
In contrast to a Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, circulation is primarily in systole.[ citation needed ]
It is sometimes used as the first step in a Norwood procedure.[ citation needed ]
This procedure was pioneered by the Japanese cardiothoracic surgeon Shunji Sano in 2003. [4]