Tricuspid atresia surgery

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Associate Editor-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS mailto:psingh@perfuse.org

Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org

Surgery
There are a number of interventional methods to address a tricuspid atresia. These include:
 * PGE1 to maintain patent ductus arteriosus
 * Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt to maintain pulmonary blood flow by placing a Gortex conduit between the subclavian artery and the pulmonary artery.
 * Cavopulmonary anastomosis (hemi-Fontan or bidirectional Glenn) to provide stable pulmonary flow
 * Fontan procedure to redirect inferior vena cava and hepatic vein flow into the pulmonary circulation