Ventricular assist devices as a bridge-to-transplant improve early post-transplant outcomes in children

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 704-712

  Davies, Ryan R ^a,b   Haldeman, Shylah ^a   McCulloch, Michael A ^a,b   Pizarro, Christian ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

extracoporeal membrane oxygenation; heart transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; pediatrics; survival; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; COMPLICATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904263148     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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