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Blalock-Taussig shunt versus patent ductus arteriosus stent as first palliation for ductal-dependent pulmonary circulation lesions: A review of the literature

Dana M. Boucek¹, Athar M. Qureshi², Bryan H. Goldstein ³, Christopher J. Petit⁴, Andrew C. Glatz^1,5

1 The Cardiac Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
3 The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
4 Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Altanta, Georgia
5 Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Corresponding Author: Andrew C. Glatz, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 6th Floor, Main Building, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Email: