title: Worldwide Experience with the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart in the Pediatric Population.
abstract: Individual centers have documented the use of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart (TAH) in adolescents with heart failure; however, the number of patients at any given center is small. Herein, we describe the worldwide experience for all patients ≤21 years old supported with the TAH between May 2005 and May 2015 (n = 43). The number of patients experiencing a positive outcome at 60, 90, and 120 days were 30 (70%), 27 (63%), and 25 (58%), respectively. Successful bridge to transplantation varied by diagnosis, but outcomes reported are similar to adults supported with the TAH or biventricular assist devices.
authors.affiliation: From the *The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; and †Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: David L S
authors.initials: DLS
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorts
authors.forename: Raheel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizwan
authors.forename: Farhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Arabia
authors.forename: Chet R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult