1-year left ventricular assist device (LVAD) experience as bridge to heart transplantation in an infant with Bland-White-Garland syndrome.
Stege D, Kiski D, Tjan T, Wolf B, Scheld HH, Kehl HG
Research article (journal)Abstract
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has become an established therapy in adults as well as in children as a bridge to heart transplantation or to aid myocardial recovery. We describe the first case worldwide of an infant suffering from Bland-White-Garland syndrome successfully treated with a left ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart(R); Excor(R) Pediatric) as a bridge to heart transplantation for a period of more than one year.
Details about the publication
Journal: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
Volume: 58 Suppl 2
Page range: 167-169
Status: Published
Release year: 2010
Language in which the publication is written: English
Authors from the University of Münster
| Kehl, Hans-Gerd | Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine |
| Scheld, Hans Heinrich | Department for Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Tjan, Tonny | Department for Cardiovascular Surgery |