title: Successful bridge to transplant with a continuous flow ventricular assist device in a single ventricle patient with an aortopulmonary shunt.
abstract: Ventricular assist devices are frequently used to bridge pediatric patients to cardiac transplantation; however, experience in single ventricle patients with aortopulmonary shunts remains limited. This case report addresses the challenge of balancing pulmonary and systemic circulation with a focus on the role of continuous versus pulsatile ventricular assist device support.
authors.affiliation: From the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Ashwin K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Katsuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCammond
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reinhartz
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D018610:Heart Bypass, Right; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male