title: Bidirectional Glenn shunt for right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: A 25-year-old man in New York Heart Association functional class IV with right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis received a palliative bidirectional Glenn shunt. Despite a stormy postoperative convalescence the bidirectional Glenn shunt provided good long-term palliation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Soman Rema
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Krishna Manohar
authors.forename: Ramalingam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sankar Kumar
authors.forename: Marthandavarma Sankaran
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Valiathan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*