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First pediatric HeartMate 3 implantation: US experience
Author(s) -
Bansal Aditya,
Akhtar Faisal,
Zwintscher Nathan P.,
Young Thomas,
Patel Rajan,
Desai Sapna
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14216
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , heart failure , circulatory system , population , cardiology , term (time) , intensive care medicine , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics , optics
Abstract Children with heart failure have few mechanical circulatory support options and have a high incidence of embolic events. The favorable hemocompatibility and smaller profile of HeartMate 3 may provide more long‐term options for the pediatric population.