Then he and Thomas worked with Taussig to develop the procedure, known as the Blalock-Taussig shunt, that would alleviate the obstruction. In 1944 Blalock, with Thomas advising over his shoulder ...

Tetralogy of Fallot — got a second chance at life, thanks to a collaboration involving a visiting veterinary heart surgeon ...

Surgery is required to repair the defect in most individuals. The Blalock-Taussig shunt (subclavian artery surgically attached to pulmonary artery) was initially used in 1945. Currently ...