Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

BS Marino, PH Lipkin, JW Newburger, G Peacock… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The goal of this statement was to review the available literature on
surveillance, screening, evaluation, and management strategies and put forward a scientific …

Berlin Heart EXCOR pediatric ventricular assist device for bridge to heart transplantation in US children

CS Almond, DL Morales, EH Blackstone… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Recent data suggest that the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric ventricular assist
device is superior to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for bridge to heart …

Bridging children of all sizes to cardiac transplantation: the initial multicenter North American experience with the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device

DLS Morales, CSD Almond, RDB Jaquiss… - The Journal of heart and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Beginning in 2000 and accelerating in 2004, the Berlin Heart EXCOR
(Berlin Heart Inc Woodlands, TX) became the first pediatric-specific ventricular assist device …

Recent advances in computational methodology for simulation of mechanical circulatory assist devices

AL Marsden, Y Bazilevs, CC Long… - … : Systems biology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) provide mechanical circulatory support to offload the work
of one or both ventricles during heart failure. They are used in the clinical setting as …

Adverse events in children implanted with ventricular assist devices in the United States: Data from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory …

DN Rosenthal, CS Almond, RD Jaquiss… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Shape optimization of pulsatile ventricular assist devices using FSI to minimize thrombotic risk

CC Long, AL Marsden, Y Bazilevs - Computational Mechanics, 2014 - Springer
In this paper we perform shape optimization of a pediatric pulsatile ventricular assist device
(PVAD). The device simulation is carried out using fluid–structure interaction (FSI) modeling …

Impact of a modified anti-thrombotic guideline on stroke in children supported with a pediatric ventricular assist device

DN Rosenthal, CA Lancaster, DB McElhinney… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Stroke is the most feared complication associated with the Berlin Heart EXCOR
pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD), the most commonly used VAD in children, and …

Neonatal myocardial infarction: case report and review of the literature

KM Farooqi, N Sutton, S Weinstein… - Congenital heart …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Myocardial infarction in a neonate is rare. We describe the case of a full‐term male who
presented with respiratory distress. A chest radiograph demonstrated cardiomegaly. An …

Bridge to cardiac transplant in children: Berlin Heart versus extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

M Imamura, AM Dossey, P Prodhan, M Schmitz… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: For small children requiring mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to
transplantation (BTT), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been the only …

ECMO biocompatibility: surface coatings, anticoagulation, and coagulation monitoring

TM Maul, MP Massicotte… - … Oxygenation-Advances in …, 2016 - books.google.com
The interaction between the patient and the ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
circuit initiates a significant coagulation and inflammatory response due to the large surface …