Happy #HeartMonth! ❤️ Meet Dr. Stephanie Fuller, co-director of the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center and chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery. In this video, Dr. Fuller discusses why she chose this career and the importance of caring for patients at every stage of life. #CHDAwareness #HopkinsHearts #KidsHealth | Johns Hopkins Children's Center

🔹️Pediatric Echocardiography🔹️ ✅Blalock-Taussig Shunt 👉Blalock-Taussig shunt, also known as Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, is a palliative procedure designed to increase pulmonary arterial blood flow in patients with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (e.g. tetralogy of Fallot) or during initial staged repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 👨🏽‍💻Originally, the shunt sacrificed the subclavian artery (with a distal ligation) and the proximal portion is routed downwards to an end