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1-year left ventricular assist device (LVAD) experience as bridge to heart transplantation in an infant with Bland-White-Garland syndrome.

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.
AuthorsD Stege, D Kiski, T Tjan, B Wolf, H H Scheld, H G Kehl
JournalThe Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 58 Suppl 2 Pg. S167-9 (Feb 2010) ISSN: 1439-1902 [Electronic] Germany
PMID20101533 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright(c) Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart-New York.
Topics
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital (surgery)
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

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