Heart Bypass, Right
Synonyms
Anastomoses, Cavopulmonary
Anastomosis, Cavopulmonary
Bypass, Right Heart
Bypasses, Right Heart
Cavopulmonary Anastomoses
Cavopulmonary Anastomosis
Cavopulmonary Shunt
Cavopulmonary Shunts
Heart Bypasses, Right
Right Heart Bypass
Right Heart Bypasses
Shunt, Cavopulmonary
Shunts, Cavopulmonary
Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance to the right atrium directly to the pulmonary arteries, avoiding the right atrium and right ventricle (Dorland, 28th ed). This a permanent procedure often performed to bypass a congenitally deformed right atrium or right ventricle.