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Peter II(encyclopedia)
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A-V shunt (medicine) and Peter II (sh)


A-V shunt (medicine)


A-V shunt -->
arteriovenous shunt
<anatomy, surgery> A direct connection between an artery and vein. Most often due to the surgical joining of an artery and a vein under the skin for the purpose of haemodialysis.

Larger arteriovenous shunts can create significant extra workload on the heart since arterial blood is diverted back to the venous circulation before it has a chance to deliver nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues.


Peter II (sh)




Russian Pyotr Alekseyevich

born Oct. 23, 1715, St. Petersburg, Russia
died Jan. 29, 1730, Moscow

Tsar of Russia (1727-30).

The grandson of Peter I, he was named heir to the throne by Catherine I and on her death was crowned at age 11. Peter's regency was directed by Aleksandr Menshikov. He fell under the influence of the aristocratic Dolgoruky family, which ousted Menshikov as regent, moved the capital to Moscow (1728), and arranged Peter's betrothal to one of its princesses. On the day set for the wedding, Peter died of smallpox at age 14.