Abstract Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) and Pediatric Heart Transplant Society (PHTS) convened a working group at the beginning of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim […]
We hope you are enjoying your summer vacations and finding time to soak up the longer sunnier days of the year with your families!
Looking ahead to the Fall, we are working with several committees to prepare new projects for launch. Some of these projects include a new Discharge Bundle for VAD patients and new interventions for the Fontan Referral project. We have also been working diligently to increase enrollment and data entry in our heart failure and muscular dystrophy registries. This critical data will help support the development of future projects. We appreciate everyone’s efforts throughout the busy summer to keep our important ACTION work moving along!
The Pulse — July 2023 Read More »
Abstract We sought to develop a contemporary risk assessment tool for use in pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) candidates to estimate risk for mortality on the device using readily available
Taking ACTION: A Prognostic Tool for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Mortality Read More »
You may recognize her as our homepage cover girl on the actionlearningnetwork.org website, but now all grown up, Sam is pursuing a biology and pre-med undergrad degree at Miami University. She wants to become a cardiologist to be able to deliver the same quality care she receive as a patient.
From ACTION Patient to Summer Intern: Sam’s Story Read More »
ACTION set forth to report current outcomes in patients supported with the HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device in a multicenter learning network.
Expanding Use of the HeartMate 3 VAD in Pediatric and Adult Patients within ACTION Read More »
Tthe 2022 ACT-VAD Registry Data Report highlights our VAD registry data findings from April 2018 thru December 2022.
2022 ACT-VAD Registry Data Report Read More »
Check out the newest One Page Summary (OPS) featuring the Berlin Heart EXCOR® Active This OPS includes an overview of the device pump settings, system preferences, pump optimization, power sources, accessories, alarms
Berlin Heart EXCOR® Active OPS Read More »
Andrea Fasbinder, MSN, RN, PHN
Stanford Children’s Health / Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Ventricular assist device (VAD) options vary for children in different weight groups. This study evaluates contemporary device usage and outcomes for children based on weight.
It was great to see many of you at ISHLT this month! Congratulations to the many authors and co-authors involved in the ACTION abstracts shared at ISHLT (details below).
We had over 100 members at the ACTION meeting who worked together to align Adverse Event definitions and learn about our new initiative—ACTION Global. The launch of ACTION Global is an expanded effort to involve more international sites with an end goal of improving patient outcomes globally by sharing data and practices around the world.
The Pulse — April 2023 Read More »
