Current Status of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Support

• Published in: Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual Vol. 20; pp. 2 - 8
• Main Authors: Adachi, Iki, Burki, Sarah, Fraser, Charles D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Body Size; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Child; Equipment Design; Heart Diseases - therapy; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Pediatrics

The last decade has witnessed significant advancement in the field of ventricular assist device (VAD) support. Although device options for pediatric patients were previously severely limited because of body size constraints, this frustrating situation has gradually been changing, owing to ongoing de...