The use of Berlin Heart EXCOR VAD in children less than 10kg: a single center experience

The use of Berlin Heart EXCOR VAD in children less than 10kg: a single center experience

Objective: Despite the improvement in ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy in adults and in adolescents, in infant population only Berlin Heart EXCOR (BHE) is licensed as long term VAD to bridge children to Heart Transplantation (HTx). Particularly demanding in terms of morbidity and mortality ar...

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Main Authors: Arianna Di Molfetta, Fabrizio Gandolfo, Sergio Filippelli, Gianluigi Perri, Luca Di Chiara, Roberta Iacobelli, Rachele Adorisio, Isabella Favia, Alessandra Rizza, Giuseppina Testa, Matteo Di Nardo, Antonio Amodeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Pediatric heart failure
Berlin Heart
Pediatric VAD
Low weight LVAD
Survival on pediatric LVAD
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00614/full

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