title: Ventricular assist device application with the intermediate use of a membrane oxygenator as a bridge to pediatric heart transplantation.
abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist devices are currently used for the treatment of severe heart failure as a bridge to transplantation. The use of ventricular assist devices is limited by respiratory failure. We report a patient with severe heart failure and respiratory failure who was successfully bridged to transplantation, initially with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and afterwards with an EXCOR biventricular assist device (Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany) and a membrane oxygenator (Jostra Quadrox D, Maquet Cardiopulmonary, AG Hirrlingen, Germany) intercalated in the outflow cannula of the left pump.
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain. lguereta@arrakis.es
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Garcia-Guereta
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Cabo
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: de la Oliva
authors: Miguel Angel
authors: MA
authors: Villar
authors: Lucia Deiros
authors: LD
authors: Bronte
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Goldman
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Hübler
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome