The First Pediatric Heart Transplantation Bridged by a Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device in Korea

Treatment options for children with end-stage heart failure are limited. We report the first case of a successful pediatric heart transplantation bridged with a durable left ventricular assist device in Korea. A 10-month-old female infant with dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular non-compacti...

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Autores principales: Shin, Jung Hoon, Park, Han Ki, Jung, Se Yong, Kim, Ah Young, Jung, Jo Won, Shin, Yu Rim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7155184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32309207
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2020.53.2.79
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Sumario:Treatment options for children with end-stage heart failure are limited. We report the first case of a successful pediatric heart transplantation bridged with a durable left ventricular assist device in Korea. A 10-month-old female infant with dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular non-compaction was listed for heart transplantation. During the waiting period, the patient’s status deteriorated. Therefore, we decided to provide support with a durable left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation. The patient was successfully bridged to heart transplantation with effective support and without any major adverse events.

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