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The right pulmonary artery or right branch of the pulmonary artery, longer and larger than the left, runs horizontally to the right, behind the ascending aorta and superior vena cava and in front of the right bronchus, to the root of the right lung, where it divides into two branches. The lower and larger of these goes to the middle and lower lobes of the lung; the upper and smaller is distributed to the upper lobe. This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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Described herein are shunt devices configured to achieve a targeted reduction in peak systolic pressure by percutaneously shunting from the superior vena cava to the right pulmonary artery. The shunt devices include a check valve with a cracking pressure to preserve a minimal transpulmonary pressure. Also described herein are flow diversion devices placed between pulmonary circulation vessels and venous vessels. The disclosed flow diversion devices are physiologically responsive through an adjustable orifice that can be adjusted after initial implantation through a non-invasive or minimally invasive procedure. Disclosed herein are flow control systems that are configured to reduce recruitment of blood from the splanchnic system. The flow control systems include a variable orifice constrictor (e.g., a covered stent) and a controller that delivers energy to the constrictor to reduce the cross-sectional area of the lumen through the variable orifice constrictor.
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