Enoxiparin for long-term anticoagulation with the pediatric EXCOR left ventricular assist device.
We report on an 8-month-old child with end-stage heart failure, which was successfully transplanted after 5 months of mechanical circulatory support with the Excor Berlin Heart system using low molecular weight heparin instead of an oral anticoagulation.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Klinik für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Münster, Germany. daniele.camboni@ukmuenster.de
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