Transcatheter creation of a Potts shunt with the Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator: Feasibility in a pig model

Background null Creation of a Potts shunt, a connection between the left pulmonary artery (LPA) and descending aorta (DAo), improves functional status and survival in drug-refractory suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We investigated a new approach to transcatheter Potts shunt creation in pigs. null null null Methods and results null In six pigs, a steerable SureFlex sheath was used to optimize the trajectory of perforation from the...