Successful bridge to transplant using the Berlin Heart left ventricular assist device in a 3-month-old infant.
The EXCOR Berlin Heart (Berlin Heart, Berlin, Germany) was successfully used as a pediatric left ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. The pneumatically driven paracorporeal device successfully supported a 7 kg patient for 53 days until a suitable heart was obtained for transplantation.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Gansevoort H
GH
Dunnington
Justin
J
Sleasman
Abdulaziz
A
Alkhaldi
Marc P
MP
Pelletier
Bruce A
BA
Reitz
Robert C
RC
Robbins
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014850:Waiting Lists