Mobility and freedom of movement: A novel out-of-hospital treatment for pediatric patients with terminal cardiac insufficiency and a ventricular assist device

Mobility and freedom of movement: A novel out-of-hospital treatment for pediatric patients with terminal cardiac insufficiency and a ventricular assist device

BackgroundDue to rapid medical and technological progress, more and more pediatric patients with terminal cardiac insufficiency are being implanted with a ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant without legal approval for hospital discharge. EXCOR® Active is a recently developed mobile d...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Rottermann, Sven Dittrich, Oliver Dewald, Andreas Teske, Nicola Kwapil, Steffen Bleck, Ariawan Purbojo, Frank Münch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
home care environment
ventricular assist device (VAD)
EXCOR®
pediatric
heart failure
tele-medicine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1055228/full

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