Transcatheter Potts shunt creation in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: Initial clinical experience

BackgroundPatients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) face significant morbidity and death as a consequence of progressive right heart failure. Surgical shunt placement between the left PA and descending aorta (Potts shunt) appears promising for PAH palliation in children; however, surgical mortality is likely to be unacceptably high in adults with PAH.MethodsWe describe a technique for transcatheter Potts shunt (TPS) creation by...