Ventricular assist devices as a bridge to heart transplantation or as destination therapy in pediatric patients.
Brancaccio G, Filippelli S, Michielon G, Iacobelli R, Alfieri S, Gandolfo F, Pongiglione G, Albanese S, Perri G, Parisi F, Carotti A, Amodeo A.
Brancaccio G, et al.
Transplant Proc. 2012 Sep;44(7):2007-12. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.06.034.
Transplant Proc. 2012.
PMID: 22974894
METHODS: Retrospective review of 27 consecutive children offered mechanical support with Berlin Heart as a bridge to heart transplant, and Jarvik 2000 as a destination therapy from February 2002 to October 2011. ...In the group II, two patients with mean age of 15.3 …
METHODS: Retrospective review of 27 consecutive children offered mechanical support with Berlin Heart as a bridge to heart transplant, and …