Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9184702 | Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The practice of pediatric cardiac surgery has evolved to the point where the majority of patients operated on represent the most complex end of the spectrum of congenital heart disease. Given this, the potential role for mechanical cardiac assist will continue to expand. Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation remains the mainstay of mechanical circulatory assist, the increased use of centrifugal ventricular assist devices is changing the approach to the treatment of acute cardiac failure. A range of newly developed implantable and paracorporeal devices is beginning to make its way into the clinical practice of pediatric cardiac surgery. This article addresses the different types of support available for mechanical cardiac assist and the clinical considerations in selecting the appropriate device.
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Authors
Gordon Cohen, Lester Permut,