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ACTION PHTS VADs before Transplant

Impact Of Ventricular Assist Device Use On Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes In A Linked Cohort Of The Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) And Pediatric Heart Transplant Society (PHTS) Databases

ACTION Publication, Publications

Children bridged to heart transplant on a ventricular assist device did not have worse graft survival than those supported medically. Drawing on 1,360 linked records from ACTION & PHTS, the study found that apparent differences between device types faded once patient complexity was accounted for.

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Survival comparison for renal replacement therapy in pediatric VAD patients versus those not on therapy, over one year.

Outcomes of ventricular assist device placement in pediatric patients with renal dysfunction requiring dialysis: an ACTION registry analysis

ACTION Publication, Publications

Children who needed renal replacement therapy at the time of VAD implantation were rare, sicker, and had lower one-year survival than other VAD patients. But after accounting for other factors, the therapy itself was not independently linked to mortality.

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Explantation Of Durable Ventricular Assist Device For Myocardial Functional Recovery In Children: A Report From The ACTION Registry

ACTION Publication, Publications

A multi-center ACTION registry study found that while VAD removal following heart recovery is rare in children (about 3%), nearly three-quarters of those who underwent explantation remained alive without needing a transplant or new device at two-year follow-up.

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