Right-to-left shunt (mnemonic)

Last revised by Owen Kang on 28 Jan 2019

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Kang O, Right-to-left shunt (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65881

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65881

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/65881

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65881

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28 Jan 2019, Owen Kang

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At the time the article was created Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

28 Jan 2019, Owen Kang

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At the time the article was last revised Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.

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Vascular, Paediatrics, Cardiac

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Mnemonics

A useful mnemonic to remember the differential diagnoses associated with right-to-left cardiovascular shunts is:

1: a combination vessel; truncus arteriosus
2: number of arteries involved; transposition of the great arteries
3: "tri-" means 3, the number of leaflets involved; tricuspid atresia
4: "tetra-" means 4; tetralogy of Fallot
5: number of words; total anomalous pulmonary venous return, a right-to-left shunt is required for survival