Half a Century’s Experience With the Superior Cavopulmonary (Classic Glenn) Shunt
Zahr RA, Kirshbom PM, Kopf GS, Sainathan S, Steele MM, Elder RW, Karimi M. Half a Century’s Experience With the Superior Cavopulmonary (Classic Glenn) Shunt. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 101: 177-182. PMID: 26603022, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlenn shuntPulmonary arteriovenous fistulaClassic Glenn shuntArteriovenous fistulaOriginal cohortSuperior cavopulmonary shuntMedian overall survivalEarly postoperative periodPermanent pacemaker placementSingle ventricle patientsSingle-ventricle palliationSinus node dysfunctionTwo-ventricle repairImportant outcome measureElectronic medical recordsCavopulmonary shuntLate deathsMedian survivalAtresia groupOverall survivalPostoperative periodBidirectional GlennPacemaker placementAtrial tachyarrhythmiasRetrospective study