scholarly journals The Application of a Bi-ventricular Assist Device for a Low Weight (2.4 kg) Neonate with Coarctation of the Aorta and Critical Aortic Stenosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-307
Author(s):  
Jae Gun Kwak ◽  
Chun Soo Park ◽  
Chang-Ha Lee ◽  
Cheul Lee
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Coarctation Of The Aorta ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Critical Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Low Weight

scholarly journals Improvement of Survival in Low Weight Children on Berlin Heart EXCOR Ventricular Assist Device Support

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Miera ◽  
S. Morales ◽  
M. Thul ◽  
A. Amodeo ◽  
K. Menon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Berlin Heart ◽  
Low Weight

scholarly journals Improvement of survival in low-weight children on the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device support†

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 913-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Miera ◽  
David L S Morales ◽  
Josef Thul ◽  
Antonio Amodeo ◽  
Ares K Menon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Berlin Heart ◽  
Low Weight

Use of an Intrapericardial Continuous Flow Ventricular Assist Device in a 4-Year-Old Child Weighing 12 Kilograms

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Korhan Erkanlı ◽  
Mehmet Kaya ◽  
Murat Avşar ◽  
İhsan Bakır
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
Bridge To Transplantation ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Low Weight ◽  
End Stage

Ventricular assist devices are implanted in patients with intractable heart failure as a bridge to cardiac transplantation to support the circulatory system mechanically. We present a report of a continuous flow ventricular assist device successfully placed as a bridge to transplantation in the intrapericardium of a petite-sized child with a BSA of 0.56 m2. Not only is the use of an intrapericardial, continuous-flow, centrifugal pump feasible for destination therapy, but also for low-weight pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge to transplantation when there is chronic shortage of donor organs for heart transplantation. Consequently, the HeartWare system has been implanted in smaller patients with acceptable results, and this patient may be the youngest ever reported.

Ultrastructural observations of the aorta of calves implanted with a mechanical left ventricular assist device

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 834-835
Author(s):  
J P Cassella ◽  
V Salih ◽  
T R Graham
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Aortic Tissue ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Preliminary Study

Left ventricular assist systems are being developed for eventual long term or permanent implantation as an alternative to heart transplantation in patients unsuitable for or denied the transplant option. Evaluation of the effects of these devices upon normal physiology is required. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the morphology of aortic tissue from calves implanted with a pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist device-LVAD. Two 3 month old heifer calves (calf 1 and calf 2) were electively explanted after 128 days and 47 days respectively. Descending thoracic aortic tissue from both animals was removed immediately post mortem and placed into karnovsky’s fixative. The tissue was subsequently processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Some aortic tissue was fixed in neutral buffered formalin and processed for routine light microscopy.

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