1-year left ventricular assist device (LVAD) experience as bridge to heart transplantation in an infant with Bland-White-Garland syndrome.
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has become an established therapy in adults as well as in children as a bridge to heart transplantation or to aid myocardial recovery. We describe the first case worldwide of an infant suffering from Bland-White-Garland syndrome successfully treated with a left ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart(R); Excor(R) Pediatric) as a bridge to heart transplantation for a period of more than one year.
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, Muenster, Germany. Dirk.Stege@ukmuenster.de
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D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome