Outcomes of pediatric patients supported with continuous-flow ventricular assist devices: A report from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5987180	The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation	2016	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

CF VADs are commonly utilized in older children and adolescents, with excellent survival rates. Further study is needed to understand impact of patient and device characteristics on outcomes in pediatric patients.

Keywords

Pediatric Ventricular assist devices Outcomes heart failure Mechanical circulatory support bridge to transplant

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Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Outcomes of pediatric patients supported with continuous-flow ventricular assist devices: A report from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS)

Authors

Joseph W. MD, Angela MD, Christina J. MD, Aamir MD, Kristine J. MD, Mark S. MD, Olaf MD, Elizabeth D. MD, David N. MD, David C. PhD, Ryan S. MSPH, James K. MD,