One-and-a-half ventricle repair for right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis.
One-and-a-half ventricle repair, consisting of endocardiectomy with tricuspid valve replacement and bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt, was performed on a patient with right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The patient made a smooth recovery. We believe that this repair provides good palliation for a subset of patients with right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis.
Anbarasu
Mohanraj
M
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum 695011, Kerala, India.
Krishna Manohar
Soman R
SR
Titus
Thomas
T
Neelakandhan
Kurur S
KS
D000328:Adult; D004699:Endocardium / Q000601:surgery*; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D018610:Heart Bypass, Right; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*