Successful use of the Toyobo left ventricular assist device in a 16-kg girl awaiting cardiac transplantation.
In Japan, no mechanical circulatory support is available for children. We report a case of terminal stage cardiac failure in a 16-kg girl who was implanted with an adult-sized Toyobo-NCVC left ventricular assist device (Toyobo-National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan) in our unit. She successfully underwent heart transplantation in the United States 5 months later.
Masuoka
Ayumu
A
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical School, Iruma-gun, Saitama, Japan. masuoka@saitama-med.ac.jp
Katogi
Toshiyuki
T
Asano
Haruhiko
H
Iwazaki
Mika
M
Matsuoka
Takahiro
T
Nishimura
Motonobu
M
Kyo
Shunei
S
D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014850:Waiting Lists