Successful surgical treatment of terminal heart failure in an adolescent - left ventricular assist device implantation and subsequent heart transplantation | Zendy

Svetozar Putnik | Zendy; Duško Terzić | Zendy; Emilija Nestorović | Zendy; Dejan Marković | Zendy; Miljko Ristić | Zendy

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Successful surgical treatment of terminal heart failure in an adolescent - left ventricular assist device implantation and subsequent heart transplantation

Author(s) -

Svetozar Putnik,

Duško Terzić,

Emilija Nestorović,

Dejan Marković,

Miljko Ristić

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2406-0895

pISSN - 0370-8179

DOI - 10.2298/sarh170223155p

Subject(s) - medicine , bridge to transplantation , ventricular assist device , heart failure , heart transplantation , destination therapy , transplantation , circulatory system , cardiomyopathy , dilated cardiomyopathy , surgery , cardiology , artificial heart

Online first: August 4, 2017 SUMMARY Introduction Implantation of the new-generation left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an efficient therapeutic option as a bridge to transplantation in adults, as well as in children and adolescents with small body surface. The aim of this work was to present a case of a successful surgical treatment of terminal heart failure in a male adolescent who had an LVAD implanted as a bridge to heart transplantation. Case outline The patient, a 17-year-old male, was admitted with the end-stage heart failure due to the dilated cardiomyopathy and implanted LVAD. Fourteen months after LVAD implantation, a successful “second stage” surgical procedure was performed – orthotopic heart transplantation preceded by the LVAD explantation. Conclusion Long-term mechanical circulatory support is an effective and safe method in treatment of the end-stage heart failure as a bridge to transplantation in the adolescent period.

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