Background Pediatric patients awaiting orthotopic heart transplantation frequently require
bridge to transplantation (BTT) with mechanical circulatory support. Posttransplant survival …

OBJECTIVES Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) may be required after orthotopic heart
transplantation (OHTx) in children for the treatment of failure or rejection. We review the …

Background Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is increasingly being used as a bridge to
transplant in pediatric patients. We compare outcomes in pediatric patients bridged to …

The objective of the study is to compare the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and overall
survival (waitlist and posttransplant) outcomes in children with congenital heart disease …

Objective: Infants and young children are considered the most difficult group to bridge to
orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) and data regarding outcomes are scarce. Methods …

Background Infants with heart failure remain at significant risk for wait list mortality, despite
mechanical circulatory support (MCS). It is unclear if the outcomes are influenced by …

OBJECTIVES: We reviewed the use of pediatric mechanical circulatory support before and
after transplantation to examinine current results and future strategies. METHODS: All …

OBJECTIVES: The use of mechanical circulatory support to bridge pediatric patients to
cardiac transplantation presents unique challenges because of the difficult anatomic and …

OBJECTIVES Internationally, the number of donors for cardiac transplantation has remained
static, while the number of patients requiring transplantation for congenital heart disease …

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has long served as the
standard of care for short-term mechanical circulatory support in pediatrics. It is unknown …