Glenn Resources

What is the Glenn Procedure?

After the Norwood procedure, babies get the Glenn procedure when they're between 4 and 6 months old. This is because they outgrow the shunt placed during the Norwood procedure.

Impact of Autologous Cell Therapy on HLHS after Glenn Procedure

Dr. Harold Burkhart, member of HLHS Consortium & Professor and Chief Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, narrates Autologous stem cell therapy for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: the safety and feasibility of intraoperative intramyocardial injections.

Phase 1 Stem Cell Trial Results

We are proud to share that the results published in this first paper demonstrate that collecting UCB from an HLHS-diagnosed infant and injecting the MNCs into the heart during the Glenn is both safe and feasible.

Sister by Heart: Adjusting Post-Glenn

Many parents express feeling a “rollercoaster” of emotions after the Glenn surgery. You are not alone. These, and other emotions you may experience, are completely normal.