title: Successful bridge to recovery with 120 days of mechanical support in an infant with myocarditis.
abstract: An 8-month-old boy with acute myocarditis was mechanically supported with the Berlin Heart EXCOR biventricular assist device. Signs of myocardial recovery were not apparent until 40 days from presentation and ventricular function continued to improve with device removal possible after 120 days of support. He had normal cardiac function 3 months after device removal. Recovery from myocarditis in infants can take much longer than previously recognized and an extended wait for recovery is possible with the Berlin Heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Transplantation, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Jane V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griselli
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Crossland
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007440:Intubation; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012151:Resuscitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome