Triedman and Newburger Trends in Congenital Heart Disease 2717 validating these
extraordinary procedural and technical innovations has been described and communicated …

The writing group was chosen from the membership of the International Society for Heart
and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), the Association of European Pediatric and Congenital …

Background—Recent data suggest that the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric ventricular assist
device is superior to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for bridge to heart …

Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology as an inflammatory disease
of the heart muscle diagnosed by established histological, immunologic, and …

The management of congenital heart disease has changed dramatically over the last 15
years and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. More than ever before contemporary practice …

Rationale: Patients with single ventricle physiology are at high risk of mortality resulting from
ventricular dysfunction. The preliminary results of the phase 1 trial showed that cardiosphere …

Background Continuous-flow (CF) ventricular assist devices (VADs) have largely replaced
pulsatile-flow VADs in adult patients. However, there are few data on CF VADs among …

Because of remarkable surgical and medical advances over the past several decades, there
are growing numbers of infants and children living with single ventricle congenital heart …

The field of mechanical circulatory support has made great strides in the preceding 2
decades. Although pediatric mechanical circulatory support has lagged behind that of …

The Infant Jarvik ventricular assist device (VAD; Jarvik Heart, Inc., New York, NY) has been
developed to support the circulation of infants and children with advanced heart failure. The …