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Embryology and Anatomy of Intrapulmonary Shunts
Author(s) -
McMullan David Michael,
Riemer R. Kirk
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12888
Subject(s) - shunting , embryology , medicine , lung , shunt (medical) , anatomy , cardiology
Pulmonary vascular shunting poses a major clinical risk. In this brief overview, we discuss the morphological aspects of shunting vessels in the lung, their development, and the regulation of their patency.