Background While heart transplantation has gained recognition as the gold standard
therapy for advanced heart failure, the scarcity of donor organs has become an important …

BACKGROUND: Despite the remarkable advances with the use of ventricular assist devices
(VAD) in adults, pneumatic pulsatile support in children is still limited. We report a …

BACKGROUND: Mechanical circulatory support using ventricular assist devices (VADs) is a
life-saving option for children in heart failure refractory to maximal medical management …

Despite advances in medical and surgical therapies, some children with congenital heart
disease (CHD) are not able to be adequately treated or palliated, leading them to develop …

Background Ventricular assist device (VAD) use as a bridge to transplant (BTT) for children
with end-stage heart failure and congenital heart disease (CHD), although challenging, has …

OBJECTIVES: There are limited options for mechanical circulatory support to treat end-stage
heart failure in pediatric patients. Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is …

Background The use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) to bridge pediatric patients to
transplant or recovery has been expanding. There are few current pediatric data assessing …

Feature Editor's Note—Dr Adachi, in this Expert Opinion piece, introduces us to a paradigm
shift in the management of pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure. The group at …

Background: Pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) use has evolved dramatically over the
last 2 decades. Objectives: This study sought to describe the evolution of VAD support to …

Background We reviewed our single institutional experience with pediatric ventricular assist
device (VAD) support over the last 2 decades, with an aim to improve our current …