Paracorporeal lung devices: thinking outside the box

TM Maul, JS Nelson, PD Wearden - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a resource intensive, life-preserving
support system that has seen ever-expanding clinical indications as technology and …

Direct echocardiographic imaging of Berlin heart valves can aid in early detection of Berlin heart valve dysfunction

GS Beasley, K Nelson-McMillan, L Vricella… - ASAIO …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Mechanical circulatory support options remain limited for pediatric patients, especially
neonates. The only US Food and Drug Administration-approved pediatric device remains …

Temporary Veno-Venous ECMO for Acute Respiratory Illness in Pediatric Berlin Heart Patient

ML Townsend, S Sadat-Hossieny… - World Journal for …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We report the unique case of a 2-year-old male with severe heart failure requiring
mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device, who developed …

Ventricular assist device therapy

KN McMillan, R Jaquiss - Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children, 2019 - Elsevier
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are invaluable tools for the management of end-stage
heart failure in children of all ages. Although development of such devices in adults has …