Expanding Use of the HeartMate 3 VAD in Pediatric and Adult Patients within the ACTION
ACTION set forth to report current outcomes in patients supported with the HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device in a multicenter learning network.
David Morales
Initial multicenter experience with ventricular assist devices in children and young adults with muscular dystrophy: An ACTION registry analysis
Purpose Cardiac disease results in significant morbidity and mortality in patients with muscular dystrophy (MD). Single centers have reported their ventricular assist device (VAD) experience in specific MDs and in …
Systemic ventricular assist device support of the Fontan circulation yields promising outcomes: An analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs and Intermacs Databases
VAD support for patients with Fontan circulatory failure is increasing, yet outcomes are largely unknown. Published on Nov. 21, 2021, Systemic ventricular assist device support of the Fontan circulation yields …
Stroke in Pediatric VAD Patients: A Pediamacs Registry Analysis
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 …
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A Novel Method of Donor‒Recipient Size Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
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 …
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Right Heart Failure Considerations in Pediatric VADs
Right heart failure (RHF) after LVAD implantation can negatively impact a child’s transplant candidacy and survival. Successful LVAD outcomes require anticipation, prevention, early identification, and management of RHF, but there …
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Berlin Heart EXCOR and ACTION Post-Approval Surveillance Study Report
Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are a common problem in pediatric VAD support. This Pedimacs analysis investigates rates, risk factors, and outcomes The field of pediatric mechanical circulatory support changed dramatically when …
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Outcomes of Children Supported with Devices Labeled as “Temporary”
“Outcomes of children supported with devices labeled as “temporary” or short term: A report from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support” was published in The Journal of Heart …
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ABCs of Stroke Prevention
IMPROVING STROKE OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN SUPPORTED WITH A VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE IN A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT NETWORK ACTION has been working to reduce the frequency of stroke associated with pediatric VAD …
Early experience with the HeartMate 3 continuous-flow ventricular assist device in pediatric patients and patients with congenital heart disease
A MULTICENTER REGISTRY ANALYSIS The HeartMate 3™ LVAD was originally designed for use in adults with heart failure. This study, published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation on …
