HeartWare Explant After Recovery 6 Years After Implant in a 3-Year-Old Child: Has the Game Changed?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.061.
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Abstract
The use of continuous-flow mechanical circulatory support in preschool children remains anecdotal. This case report describes the sequel to the implantation with a HeartWare HVAD system (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) in a 3-year old child. A 3-year-old boy with myocarditis-related cardiomyopathy underwent implantation with a HeartWare device. After an uncomplicated postoperative course, the patient was discharged home. Serial echocardiography showed progressive left ventricular recovery. After 6 months, the device was decommissioned, and the outflow graft was tied off. Six years after insertion, the device was explanted uneventfully. The HeartWare ventricular assist device offers viable long-term mechanical circulatory support in selected children that results in sustainable care and good quality of life.
Medical subject headings
- Device Removal
- Forecasting
- Heart Failure
- Heart Ventricles
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Quality of Life
- Recovery of Function