scholarly journals Central pulmonary artery growth patterns after the bidirectional Glenn procedure

1994 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 1284-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Mendelsohn ◽  
Edward L. Bove ◽  
Flavian M. Lupinetti ◽  
Dennis C. Crowley ◽  
Thomas R. Lloyd ◽  
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Author(s):  
John Lamberti

The authors successfully utilize the bidirectional Glenn procedure to palliate late presenting, cyanotic patients with complex congenital heart disease. Additional information regarding preoperative diagnostic testing would be helpful. There is little information regarding patient screening and selection for the procedure. The short term results are satisfactory, however, mid-term and longer follow-up data is lacking. The treatment algorithm suggested by the report might be useful in other settings.


Circulation ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 100 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Mainwaring ◽  
John J. Lamberti ◽  
Karen Uzark ◽  
Robert L. Spicer ◽  
Mark W. Cocalis ◽  
...  

Background —The bidirectional Glenn procedure (BDG) is used in the staged surgical management of patients with a functional single ventricle. Controversy exists regarding whether accessory pulmonary blood flow (APBF) should be left at the time of BDG to augment systemic saturation or be eliminated to reduce volume load of the ventricle. The present study was a retrospective review of patients undergoing BDG that was conducted to assess the influence of APBF on survival rates. Methods and Results —From 1986 through 1998, 149 patients have undergone BDG at our institution. Ninety-three patients had elimination of all sources of APBF, whereas 56 patients had either a shunt or a patent right ventricular outflow tract intentionally left in place to augment the pulmonary blood flow provided by the BDG. The operative mortality rate was 2.2% without APBF and 5.4% with APBF. The late mortality rate was 4.4% without APBF and 15.1% with APBF. Actuarial analysis demonstrates a divergence of the Kaplan-Meier curves in favor of patients in whom APBF was eliminated ( P <0.02). One hundred seven patients have subsequently undergone completion of their Fontan operation, so the actuarial analysis includes the operative risk of this second operation. Conclusions —The results suggest that the elimination of APBF at the time of BDG may confer a long-term advantage for patients with a functional single ventricle.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1594-1600
Author(s):  
Wen-Yi Luo ◽  
Zhuo-Ming Xu ◽  
Yue-Yue Zhang ◽  
Li Hong ◽  
Ming-Jie Zhang ◽  
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