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Right-to-left shunt
Cardiac shunt allowing blood to flow from the right heart to the left heart
A right-to-left shunt is a cardiacshunt which allows blood to flow from the right heart to the left heart.[1] This terminology is used both for the abnormal state in humans and for normal physiological shunts in reptiles.