title: Bridge to transplant with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation followed by HeartWare ventricular assist device in a child.
abstract: A 10-year-old boy was admitted with dilated cardiomyopathy. Before scheduled implantation of a HeartWare ventricular assist device, he experienced a cardiac arrest and required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for both cardiac and pulmonary support. After 4 days of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and 126 days of support on the HeartWare ventricular assist device, he underwent successful cardiac transplantation. He is doing well 6 months after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Crews
authors.forename: Samantha L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.forename: Robert D B
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Jaquiss
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lodge
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male