title: Glenn shunt as an alternative procedure for rheumatoid triple valve disease with tricuspid stenosis.
abstract: A 41-year-old woman with rheumatoid triple valve disease was operated. Mitral and aortic valves were replaced with prosthetic valves. The tricuspid valve annulus was highly stenotic (valve area: 1.4 cm (2)), therefore a bidirectional Glenn shunt procedure was performed to preserve the right ventricular function. In the long term, 4 years after the operation, the patient is still hemodynamically stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baskent University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Omay
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozker
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzer