Initial experience with intracorporeal continuous ow LVAD in pediatric patients in Poland.
Folia Med Cracov
; 58(2): 57-66, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
THE AIM:
The aim of the study is to present the initial experience with continuous flow left ventricle assist device (CF-LVAD) in pediatric patients with BSA below 1.5 m2. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Between 2016 and 2017, CF-LVAD (the Heartware System) have been implanted in three pediatric patients in the Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. The indications for initiating CF-LVAD were end-stage congestive heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy in all children.RESULTS:
Implanted patients have had BSA of 1.09, 1.42, 1.2 m2, and 37, 34, 34 kg of body weight and the age 12, 11, 12 years, respectively. The time of support was 550 days in two patients and 127 in another one, and is ongoing. The main complication has been driveline infection.CONCLUSION:
The outcomes from our single-center experience using the HeartWare CF-LVAD have been excellent with a low incidence of complication and no necessity to reoperation in our patients. Children could be successfully and safely discharged home.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Corazón Auxiliar
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Disfunción Ventricular Derecha
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Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Folia Med Cracov
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Polonia