Optimization of the Assisted Bidirectional Glenn Procedure for First Stage Single Ventricle Repair. 2018

Aekaansh Verma, and Mahdi Esmaily, and Jessica Shang, and Richard Figliola, and Jeffrey A Feinstein, and Tain-Yen Hsia, and Alison L Marsden
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

First-stage single-ventricle palliation is challenging to manage, and significant interstage morbidity and mortality remain. Prior computational and in vitro studies of the assisted bidirectional Glenn (ABG), a novel first-stage procedure that has shown potential for early conversion to a more stable augmented Glenn physiology, demonstrated increased pulmonary flow and oxygen delivery while decreasing cardiac work, as compared to conventional stage-1 alternatives. This study aims to identify optimal shunt designs for the ABG to improve pulmonary flow while maintaining or decreasing superior vena caval (SVC) pressure. A representative three-dimensional model of a neonatal bidirectional Glenn (BDG) was created, with a shunt connecting the innominate artery to the SVC. The shunt design was studied as a six-parameter constrained shape optimization problem. We simulated hemodynamics for each candidate designs using a multiscale finite element flow solver and compared performance against designs with taper-less shunts, the standalone BDG, and a simplified control volume model. Three values of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) of 2.3, 4.3, and 7.1 WUm2 were studied. Increases in pulmonary flow were generally accompanied by increases in SVC pressure, except at low PVR (2.3 WUm2), where the optimal shunt geometry achieved a 13% increase in pulmonary flow without incurring any increase in SVC pressure. Shunt outlet area was the most influential design parameter, while others had minimal effect. Assisted bidirectional Glenn performance is sensitive to PVR and shunt outlet diameter. An increase in pulmonary flow without a corresponding increase in SVC pressure is possible only when PVR is low.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008953 Models, Anatomic Three-dimensional representation to show anatomic structures. Models may be used in place of intact animals or organisms for teaching, practice, and study. Anatomic Models,Models, Surgical,Moulages,Models, Anatomical,Anatomic Model,Anatomical Model,Anatomical Models,Model, Anatomic,Model, Anatomical,Model, Surgical,Moulage,Surgical Model,Surgical Models
D003198 Computer Simulation Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes. Computational Modeling,Computational Modelling,Computer Models,In silico Modeling,In silico Models,In silico Simulation,Models, Computer,Computerized Models,Computer Model,Computer Simulations,Computerized Model,In silico Model,Model, Computer,Model, Computerized,Model, In silico,Modeling, Computational,Modeling, In silico,Modelling, Computational,Simulation, Computer,Simulation, In silico,Simulations, Computer
D006330 Heart Defects, Congenital Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life. Congenital Heart Disease,Heart Abnormalities,Abnormality, Heart,Congenital Heart Defect,Congenital Heart Defects,Defects, Congenital Heart,Heart Defect, Congenital,Heart, Malformation Of,Congenital Heart Diseases,Defect, Congenital Heart,Disease, Congenital Heart,Heart Abnormality,Heart Disease, Congenital,Malformation Of Heart,Malformation Of Hearts
D006352 Heart Ventricles The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation. Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014655 Vascular Resistance The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT. Peripheral Resistance,Total Peripheral Resistance,Pulmonary Vascular Resistance,Systemic Vascular Resistance,Peripheral Resistance, Total,Resistance, Peripheral,Resistance, Pulmonary Vascular,Resistance, Systemic Vascular,Resistance, Total Peripheral,Resistance, Vascular,Vascular Resistance, Pulmonary,Vascular Resistance, Systemic
D014683 Vena Cava, Superior The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest. Superior Vena Cava,Superior Vena Cavas,Vena Cavas, Superior
D016122 Brachiocephalic Trunk The first and largest artery branching from the aortic arch. It distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and to the right arm. Innominate Artery,Arteries, Innominate,Artery, Innominate,Brachiocephalic Trunks,Innominate Arteries,Trunk, Brachiocephalic,Trunks, Brachiocephalic
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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