title: HeartWare ventricular assist device as bridge to transplant in children and adolescents.
abstract: Limited options do exist for mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in the pediatric population. This is especially true when it comes to intracorporeal technologies. We describe our successful experience with the use of HeartWare ventricular assist devices (HeartWare, Inc., Framingham, MA, USA) in three patients <16 years of age, as a successful and feasible bridge to transplant in patients weighing greater than 20 kg.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Padalino
authors.forename: Tomaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bottio
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tarzia
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bortolussi
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerutti
authors.forename: Vladimiro L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Vida
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerosa
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stellin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Assist device; Cardiac transplantation; Cardiomyopathy; Pediatric