Author/Editor		Lowry, Adam W.; Adachi, Iki; Gregorič, Igor; Jeewa, Aamir; Morales, David L. S.
Title		The potential to avoid heart transplantation in children
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 7, št. 6
Publication year		2012
Volume		str. E91-E96
ISSN		1747-079X - Congenital heart disease
Language		eng
Abstract		Pediatric mechanical circulatory support has evolved considerably in the past decade. Improvements in device design and availability have led to increased short-, medium-, and long-term support options for pediatric patients with heart failure. Most pediatric mechanical circulatory support is utilized as a bridge to transplant and as a bridge to recovery in patients with temporary etiologies of heart failure (i.e., myocarditis). Described herein is our recovery program, and we report our experience as an independent pediatric ventricular assist device program with an intracorporeal continuous-flow device employed as an out-of-hospital bridge to recovery for a child with end-stage chronic heart failure.
Keywords		heart failure mechanical circulatory suppor bridge to recovery srčno popuščanje mehanska podpora krvnega obtoka premostitev do okrevanja