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.
Scott Auerbach
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 …
Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Understanding Care Practices in Order to Optimize DMD Heart Failure Through ACTION
The results of an ACTION-wide survey of pediatric cardiology providers are detailed in the latest ACTION publication, Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): …
The Effect of Infectious Complications During Ventricular Assist Device Use on Outcomes of Pediatric Heart Transplantation
“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 …
HVAD Usage and Outcomes in the Current Pediatric VAD Field
“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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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 …
