title: Glenn shunt facilitated weaning of right ventricular mechanical support.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Jeremiah G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Luca A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vricella
authors.forename: Stuart D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: 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*