Gamuts

Right-to-left atrial shunt

A right-to-left shunt is a cardiac shunt which allows blood to flow from the right heart to the left heart. This terminology is used both for the abnormal state in humans and for normal physiological shunts in reptiles. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Is A
Right-to-left shunt
May Be Caused by
Atrial septal defect with communication of left superior vena cava to left atrium
Ebstein anomaly
Eisenmenger syndrome
Hypoplasia of right ventricle
Normal newborn with patent foramen ovale
Pentalogy of Fallot
Pulmonary hypertension with interatrial communication
Single atrium
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Transposition of great vessels with interatrial communication
Tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid stenosis with interatrial communication
Trilogy of Fallot
Uhl anomaly
Is A
Right-to-left shunt
May Be Caused by
Atrial septal defect with communication of left superior vena cava to left atrium
Ebstein anomaly
Eisenmenger syndrome
Hypoplasia of right ventricle
Normal newborn with patent foramen ovale
Pentalogy of Fallot
Pulmonary hypertension with interatrial communication
Single atrium
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Transposition of great vessels with interatrial communication
Tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid stenosis with interatrial communication
Trilogy of Fallot
Uhl anomaly


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