Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance to the right atrium directly to the pulmonary arteries, avoiding the right atrium and right ventricle (Dorland, 28th ed). This a permanent procedure often performed to bypass a congenitally deformed right atrium or right ventricle.
Also Known As:
Cavopulmonary Anastomosis; Heart Bypass, Right; Anastomosis, Cavopulmonary; Cavopulmonary Shunt; Shunt, Cavopulmonary; Anastomoses, Cavopulmonary; Bypasses, Right Heart; Cavopulmonary Anastomoses; Cavopulmonary Shunts; Heart Bypasses, Right; Right Heart Bypasses; Shunts, Cavopulmonary; Bypass, Right Heart