title: First reported use of the heartware HVAD in the US as bridge to transplant in an adolescent.
abstract: Limited options exist for mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in pediatric patients with advanced heart failure. This is particularly true when it comes to intracorporeal technologies. We describe the first reported experience with the use of the HVAD in the US as a successful bridge to transplantation in a 13-yr-old patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamour
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States