| Taussig | Helen B., U.S. Paediatrician, *1898. See: Taussig-Bing disease, Taussig-Bing syndrome, Blalock-Taussig operation, Blalock-Taussig shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Taussig-Bing disease | <syndrome> Complete transposition of the aorta, which arises from the right ventricle, with a left sided pulmonary artery overriding the left ventricle, and with high ventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy, anteriorly situated aorta, and posteriorly situated pulmonary artery. Synonym: Taussig-Bing disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taussig-Bing syndrome | <syndrome> Complete transposition of the aorta, which arises from the right ventricle, with a left sided pulmonary artery overriding the left ventricle, and with high ventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy, anteriorly situated aorta, and posteriorly situated pulmonary artery. Synonym: Taussig-Bing disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Blalock-Taussig operation | An operation for congenital malformations of the heart, in which an abnormally small volume of blood passes through the pulmonary circuit; blood from the systemic circulation is directed to the lungs by anastomosing the right or left subclavian artery to the right or left pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Blalock-Taussig shunt | A palliative subclavian artery to pulmonary artery anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |