title: Difficult decision: what should we do when a VAD-supported child experiences a severe stroke?
authors.affiliation: Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benoit
authors.forename: Armand H Matheny
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Antommaria
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weidner
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorts
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010045:Outpatients; D011788:Quality of Life; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014850:Waiting Lists