Berlin heart ventricular assist device as a long‐term bridge to transplantation in a Fontan patient with failing single ventricle | Zendy

Halaweish I. | Zendy; Ohye R. G. | Zendy; Si M. S. | Zendy

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Berlin heart ventricular assist device as a long‐term bridge to transplantation in a Fontan patient with failing single ventricle

Author(s) -

Halaweish I.,

Ohye R. G.,

Si M. S.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pediatric transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1399-3046

pISSN - 1397-3142

DOI - 10.1111/petr.12607

Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , cardiology , heart transplantation , bridge to transplantation , fontan procedure , transplantation , term (time) , ventricular assist device , bridge (graph theory) , heart failure , physics , quantum mechanics

The use of VAD s as a BTT in children with heart failure has increased due to enhanced device design and reliability, leading to improved survival, functional capacity, and quality of life. However, the use of VAD s in patients with Fontan physiology as a BTT is rare with few case reports. Here, we describe a case of implantation of the Berlin VAD as a BTT for 179 days, one of the longest reported periods of mechanical support, in a child with failing single ventricle.

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