Background Heart failure (HF) is a significant cause of mortality in children and therefore
there is interest in understanding the optimal way to support these children with Ventricular …

With the substantial growth of pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) support, there has
been an expansion of the target population towards more complex patients, including …

Objective Improvements in surgical technique, critical care, and early repair for congenital
heart disease (CHD) have led to improved outcomes with heart transplantation, often used …

Rapid advances in the field of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) have dramatically
changed the management of pediatric patients with heart failure. There is now emphasis on …

Background: Varying single center data exist regarding the posttransplant outcomes of
patients with single ventricle circulation, particularly following the Fontan operation. We …

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) decrease waitlist mortality and improve end-organ
function. Therefore, we sought to determine the duration of VAD support that could allow for …

Background Learning networks have emerged in medicine as a novel organizational
structure that contains elements of quality improvement, education, and research with the …

Heart failure (HF) is an important health care issue in children because of its considerable
morbidity and mortality. It represents a complex syndrome in which a primary insult to the …

Methods: A search of peer-reviewed scientific studies published in English from 1990− 2020
using the PubMed database with keywords including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation …

Background The use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) in children with heart failure may
be of particular benefit to those with accompanying renal failure, as improved renal function …