Successful bridge to transplant using the Berlin Heart left ventricular assist device in a 3-month-old infant.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The EXCOR Berlin Heart (Berlin Heart, Berlin, Germany) was successfully used as a pediatric left ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. The pneumatically driven paracorporeal device successfully supported a 7 kg patient for 53 days until a suitable heart was obtained for transplantation.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart-Assist Devices