It’s critical to optimize clinical outcomes of VAD support for shunted single ventricle patients. “Hemodynamic Response to Device Titration in the Shunted Single Ventricle Circulation: A Patient Cohort Modeling Study” […]
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“Learning networks in pediatric heart failure and transplantation” was published June 17, 2021 in Pediatric Transplantation. This ACTION publication defines “learning networks” and how they’re different from traditional clinical research
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COVID 19 infection in children causes a hyper-inflammatory syndrome referred to as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This ACTION publication, published June 2, 2021 in Pediatric Cardiology, provides a
“Psychological Outcomes in pediatric patients with ventricular assist devices and their families: A systematic review” was published in Pediatric Transplantation on Mar 11, 2021. This systematic review of literature identified
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Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are a common problem in pediatric VAD support. This Pedimacs analysis investigates rates, risk factors, and outcomes of CVA in pediatric patients supported on VAD: “Stroke in
Stroke in Pediatric VAD Patients: A Pediamacs Registry Analysis Read More »
This landmark Pediatric Heart Transplant Society study, “Outcomes of children bridged to heart transplantation with ventricular assist devices: a multi-institutional study,” was published in May 2006 in Circulation, a journal
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Did you know the second most common reason for refusal of donor hearts in pediatric heart transplantation is donor size mismatch? Donor-to-recipient size matching is almost exclusively weight-based, but there
A Novel Method of Donor‒Recipient Size Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation Read More »
ACTION defines and collects pediatric heart failure metrics to implement quality improvement initiatives. This study sought to describe medication use at the time of discharge for children admitted with acute
Establishing Baseline Metrics of Heart Failure Medication Use in Children Read More »
ACTION is proud to release our newest education material for patients and caregivers for the HVAD™ System.
New HVAD™ System Patient Education Handbook! Read More »
This study, published December 23, 2020 in Heart, compared outcomes and resource use among heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease and heart failure (ACHD-HF) vs. no ACHD: “Greater
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