title: Thoratec left ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery in a child weighing 27 kilograms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pastuszko
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wernovsky
authors.forename: Ronn E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tanel
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Nicolson
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Spray
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gaynor
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery