Tag: classic Blalock – Taussig shunt

Modified Blalock – Taussig shunt The original Blalock – Taussig (BT) shunt was designed by Helen B Taussig (physician) and Alfred Blalock (surgeon) at the John Hopkins Hospital.

Classic Blalock Taussig shunt (BT shunt) is done on opposite side of aortic arch so that brachiocephalic trunk prevents kinking of the subclavian artery.