Effect of Shunt Type on Echocardiographic Indices After Initial Palliations for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Blalock-Taussig Shunt Versus Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Conduit

Right ventricle size and function do not appear significantly affected by surgical type of initial palliation for HLHS, and this correlates with early outcome. Echocardiographic Doppler findings correlate well with the expected physiologies of the different shunts as these infants progress through initial palliative strategies.