First reported use of the heartware HVAD in the US as bridge to transplant in an adolescent

David D'Alessandro; Stephen J Forest; Jacqueline Lamour; Daphne Hsu; Samuel Weinstein; Daniel Goldstein

doi:10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01718.x

First reported use of the heartware HVAD in the US as bridge to transplant in an adolescent

Pediatr Transplant. 2012 Dec;16(8):E356-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01718.x. Epub 2012 May 23.

Authors

David D'Alessandro¹, Stephen J Forest, Jacqueline Lamour, Daphne Hsu, Samuel Weinstein, Daniel Goldstein

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.

PMID: 22616873
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01718.x

Abstract

Limited options exist for mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in pediatric patients with advanced heart failure. This is particularly true when it comes to intracorporeal technologies. We describe the first reported experience with the use of the HVAD in the US as a successful bridge to transplantation in a 13-yr-old patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
Child
Female
Heart Failure
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Pericardium / pathology
Radiography, Thoracic / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome
United States