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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct 15;149(3):699–705. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.035

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1.

Idealized models of the mBTS, ABG, and BDG (top row). Colors in the circulation schematics (bottom row) represent the level of oxygen concentration. mBTS, Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt; ABG, assisted bidirectional Glenn; BDG, bidirectional Glenn; RCCA, right common carotid artery; BT, Blalock-Taussig shunt; BA, brachiocephalic artery; SVC, superior vena cava; PA, pulmonary arteries; DA, descending aorta; AA, ascending aorta; CA, coronary arteries; Qub, upper-body flow rate; UB, upper body; Csvc, superior vena cava oxygen concentration; Cao, aortic oxygen concentration; Qs, systemic flow rate; Cp, pulmonary vein oxygen concentration; PB, pulmonary bed; Qp, pulmonary flow rate; Qlb, lower-body flow rate; LB, lower body; Civc, inferior vena cava oxygen concentration.