Background We evaluated the impact of pediatric heart-allocation policy changes over time
and the approval of the Berlin ventricular assist device (VAD) on waitlist (WL) outcomes for …

Background Earlier reviews have reported unacceptably high incidence of pediatric heart
transplant (PHT) waiting list mortality. An increase in ventricular assist devices (VAD) …

US Pediatric Heart Allocation Policy was recently revised, deprioritizing candidates with
cardiomyopathy while maintaining status 1A eligibility for congenital heart disease (CHD) …

Background—Children listed for heart transplantation face the highest waiting list mortality in
solid-organ transplantation medicine. We examined waiting list mortality since the pediatric …

Purpose Studies suggest that pediatric heart transplant (HT) waitlist mortality has declined.
The impact of factors like refinements to the heart allocation system, patient selection …

Background: Heart failure represents a common end-stage syndrome for many adults with
congenital heart disease (ACHD). These patients, however, have been excluded from most …

ABSTRACT Background Merging United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Pediatric
Health Information Systems databases has enabled a more granular analysis of pediatric …

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 …

Our aim is to determine (a) the effect of changes in pre-transplant management and era of
listing on survival of children listed for HTx and (b) risk factors for death while waiting. This …

Background Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at risk for advanced heart
failure (AHF). We sought to define the mortality and resource utilization in CHD-related AHF …