Background Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been used in children on an increasing
basis in recent years. One-year survival rates are now> 80% in multiple reports. In this report …

Background Use of mechanical circulatory support in children has increased as more
options have become available. A national account of the use of mechanical support in …

Background Expanded use of pediatric ventricular assist devices (VADs) has decreased
mortality in children awaiting heart transplantation. Pediatric Interagency Registry for …

Background—The use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) to bridge pediatric patients to
heart transplantation has increased dramatically over the last 15 years. In this report, we …

Background Historically, the “temporary” or short-term ventricular assist device (VAD) was
used only as a quick bridge to recovery for children with an acute process. In the current era …

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 …

Background Limited availability of donor organs has led to the use of ventricular assist
devices (VADs) to treat heart failure in pediatric patients, primarily as bridge to …

Background The Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support
(Pedimacs), originally a National Institutes of Health–sponsored US database, provides a …

Abstract Background The Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support
(Pedimacs) provides detailed information on pediatric patients supported with ventricular …

Abstract Background The Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support
(Pedimacs), supported by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, provides detailed information …