Use of a HeartWare ventricular assist device in a patient with failed Fontan circulation. Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Apr;97(4):e115-6
Date
04/04/2014Pubmed ID
24694452DOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.075Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84897389074 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 53 CitationsAbstract
We present a successful case of the use of a HeartWare ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in an 11-year-old with a hypoplastic left heart and failed Fontan circulation.
Author List
Niebler RA, Ghanayem NS, Shah TK, De La Rosa Bobke A, Zangwill S, Brosig C, Frommelt MA, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RKAuthors
Cheryl L. Brosig Soto PhD Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMichele Ann Frommelt MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Michael Edward Mitchell MD Chief, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Robert Niebler MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Ronald K. Woods MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ChildFontan Procedure
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Male
Prosthesis Design
Treatment Failure