Glenn shunt facilitated weaning of right ventricular mechanical support.
Management of biventricular mechanical circulatory support patients can be complex and can require different systems for support of the right and left ventricles. We describe the use of a Glenn shunt to facilitate weaning from a right ventricular assist device in a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy on biventricular mechanical circulatory support.
Martin
Jonathan P
JP
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
Allen
Jeremiah G
JG
Weiss
Eric S
ES
Vricella
Luca A
LA
Russell
Stuart D
SD
Conte
John V
JV
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*