First pediatric HeartMate 3 implantation: US experience

Aditya Bansal; Faisal Akhtar; Nathan P Zwintscher; Thomas Young; Rajan Patel; Sapna Desai

doi:10.1111/jocs.14216

First pediatric HeartMate 3 implantation: US experience

J Card Surg. 2019 Nov;34(11):1383-1386. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14216. Epub 2019 Aug 17.

Authors

Aditya Bansal¹, Faisal Akhtar¹, Nathan P Zwintscher¹, Thomas Young², Rajan Patel³, Sapna Desai⁴

Affiliations

¹ Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana.
² Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana.
³ Section of Interventional Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana.
⁴ Section of Heart Failure, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PMID: 31421654
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14216

Abstract

Children with heart failure have few mechanical circulatory support options and have a high incidence of embolic events. The favorable hemocompatibility and smaller profile of HeartMate 3 may provide more long-term options for the pediatric population.

Keywords: MCS; cardiac; congenital heart disease; first US experience; heart failure; pediatric perioperative management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans