HeartMate 3 VAD in a Single-Ventricle Patient Palliated With a Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis

Sandeep Sainathan; Michael Monge; Christopher Schettino; Leonardo Mulinari

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.017

HeartMate 3 VAD in a Single-Ventricle Patient Palliated With a Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 May;115(5):e121-e123. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.017. Epub 2022 Apr 23.

Authors

Sandeep Sainathan¹, Michael Monge², Christopher Schettino³, Leonardo Mulinari⁴

Affiliations

¹ Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Electronic address: sainathans@outlook.com.
² Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Section of Pediatric Radiology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
⁴ Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.

PMID: 35472409
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.017

Abstract

We describe a 9-year-old, 25-kg child with failing single-ventricle palliation with a superior cavopulmonary anastomosis successfully supported with a HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device (Abbott) as a bridge to transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Heart Bypass, Right*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans