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The bidirectional Glenn is a modification where the SVC connects proximally to the bifurcation of the pulmonary arteries. [13] In modern use, the bidirectional Glenn shunt is the second stage, usually following the Norwood procedure and preceding the Fontan repair.
Glenn procedure is a palliative surgical procedure performed for patients with Tricuspid atresia. It is also part of the surgical treatment path for hypoplastic left heart syndrome and hypoplastic right heart syndrome. [1] [2] [3] This procedure has been largely replaced by Bidirectional Glenn procedure. [citation needed]
Coronal CT image in a 19-year-old patient with tricuspid atresia treated with bidirectional Glenn shunt and Fontan. The Fontan-Kreutzer procedure is the third procedure in the staged surgical palliation. [8] It is performed in children born with congenital heart disease without two functional ventricles and an effective parallel blood flow ...
The Blalock–Thomas–Taussig shunt (BTT shunt), [1] previously known as the Blalock–Taussig Shunt (BT shunt), [2] is a surgical procedure used to increase blood flow to the lungs in some forms of congenital heart disease [3] such as pulmonary atresia and tetralogy of Fallot, which are common causes of blue baby syndrome. [3]
Johnson and Glenn could be in the stretch run of their Detroit tenures. And they are preparing for that, too. Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn talks to safety Kerby Joseph (31) and safety ...
(The Center Square) – Insisting city officials have a “moral obligation” to aid those seeking to transition back into society after having been incarcerated, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
Superior Cavopulmonary Bypass (Bidirectional Glenn or Hemi-Fontan Procedure), Total Cavopulmonary Bypass (Fontan Completion Procedure). The purpose of these operations is to redirect the blood flow of the deoxygenated blood to the lungs by attaching the Vena Cava directly to the Pulmonary Artery causing the blood that flows into the lungs to be ...
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Douglas W. Leatherdale joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -5.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.