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Extremely Long-Term Follow-Up of Dr William Glenn's Original Patient Cohort With Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (1958-1990).
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery 2024 January 24
BACKGROUND: Historically, Dr William Glenn performed the first classic superior cavopulmonary anastomosis in a seven-year-old child at Yale in 1958. By 1990, this operation was performed consecutively in over 90 patients. With over 60 years of follow-up, this is the longest survival record of early Glenn patients from the first 30 years.
METHODS: We performed a single center, retrospective evaluation of patients undergoing a Glenn operation. A collected list of surviving patients, previously updated in 1988, included demographics, age at procedure, and underlying diagnosis. Follow-up data were obtained in May 2022 using electronic medical records to determine survival, age of survivors, and age of deceased.
RESULTS: Ninety-five patients underwent the Glenn operation from 1958 to 1990: 58.9% (n = 56) were male and 41.1% (n = 39) female. Fifteen patients were lost to follow-up, but 12 were alive in 1988. Sixty patients were deceased (68.1%), with an average age of 33.5 ± 18.3(range, 2-78, excluding seven early deaths) years. The oldest patient who passed away was a 78-year-old male with tetralogy of Fallot. Twenty patients remain alive, with an average age of 47.5 (range, 32-66) years. Four patients who are still alive today (20% survivors) are older than 60 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Since Dr Glenn's original operation, the technique, timing, and indications have been modified (ie, bidirectional Glenn) to adapt to the current era. By following this initial group of patients, we can approach completion of the survival rates for adult congenital patients who were some of the first pediatric patients to receive this ground-breaking palliative procedure.
METHODS: We performed a single center, retrospective evaluation of patients undergoing a Glenn operation. A collected list of surviving patients, previously updated in 1988, included demographics, age at procedure, and underlying diagnosis. Follow-up data were obtained in May 2022 using electronic medical records to determine survival, age of survivors, and age of deceased.
RESULTS: Ninety-five patients underwent the Glenn operation from 1958 to 1990: 58.9% (n = 56) were male and 41.1% (n = 39) female. Fifteen patients were lost to follow-up, but 12 were alive in 1988. Sixty patients were deceased (68.1%), with an average age of 33.5 ± 18.3(range, 2-78, excluding seven early deaths) years. The oldest patient who passed away was a 78-year-old male with tetralogy of Fallot. Twenty patients remain alive, with an average age of 47.5 (range, 32-66) years. Four patients who are still alive today (20% survivors) are older than 60 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Since Dr Glenn's original operation, the technique, timing, and indications have been modified (ie, bidirectional Glenn) to adapt to the current era. By following this initial group of patients, we can approach completion of the survival rates for adult congenital patients who were some of the first pediatric patients to receive this ground-breaking palliative procedure.
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