This report describes an 8-year-old child with acute anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy
triggered by human herpesvirus 6 and the subsequent implantation of an intracorporeal …

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in cardiac surgery is approaching its 50th anniversary.
In the early 1960s, DeBakey developed the first ventricular assist device (VAD) and, in 1966 …

The purpose of this study is to provide a single center experience with a continuous flow
device in adolescents with end-stage heart failure. A retrospective single center analysis of …

Background Mechanical circulatory support in the pediatric population is currently limited to
pulsatile ventricular assist devices (VAD). In recent years, the use of durable, newer …

Background The purpose of this study is to comparatively analyze outcomes of heart
transplant patients bridged to transplantation with HeartWare (HW-VAD) versus HeartMate II …

OBJECTIVES Little is known about cerebral strokes in paediatric patients supported by
intracorporeal continuous-flow ventricular assist devices. METHODS We retrospectively …

Recently, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become a viable therapeutic approach
as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, as well as destination therapy or as part of the bridge …

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 …

Objective: The use of ventricular assist devices has increased dramatically in adult heart
failure patients. However, the overall use, outcome, comorbidities, and resource utilization of …

Due to impressive improvements in surgical repair options, even patients with complex
congenital heart disease (CHD) may survive into adulthood and have a high risk of end …