Abstract We report the largest pediatric multicenter experience with Impella pump use and peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support. Utilizing the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) collaborative …
ACTION Learning Network investigators recently published Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in Infants and Children With Stage 1 Single Ventricle Palliation in the November 2022 issue of the ASAIO Journal. Examining …
“The Effect of Infectious Complications During Ventricular Assist Device Use on Outcomes of Pediatric Heart Transplantation” was published in the ASAIO Journal on July 14, 2021. This article linked 207 …
Can early improvement after VAD implant positively affect outcomes? This study describes the clinical status of pediatric patients supported with a VAD and determines how clinical status at 1-month follow-up …
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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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“HVAD Usage and Outcomes in the Current Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Field: An Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network Analysis” describes clinical outcomes in fifty pediatric patients implanted with the …
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There is little standardization across pediatric heart failure centers when it comes to the use of exercise testing and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after VAD placement. “Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation for …
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The Jarvik 2015 VAD, the first and currently only continuous-flow VAD specifically designed for small children, is being assessed in the Pump for Kids, Infants, and Neonates (PumpKIN) trial. Inclusion …
ACTION is working to decrease the amount of time pediatric VAD patients spend in the hospital to get kids home and to stay at home! This descriptive study, published in …
