title: Successful use of Solitaire FR for stroke in a pediatric ventricular assist device patient.
abstract: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains a devastating and relatively common complication after pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) placement, with a reported incidence of 29%. We describe an 8-year-old cardiomyopathy patient who had received a HeartWare device, complicated by AIS, and successful treatment with a Solitaire FR device with complete recanalization. This is the first report of the use of this device in a VAD patient and the first reported use in a pediatric patient with middle cerebral artery AIS.
authors.affiliation: Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ialnaami@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alnaami
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Buchholz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ashforth
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotylak
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alaklabi
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutledge
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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