Journal article
Ventricular assist device support in patients with single ventricles: The Melbourne experience
CL Poh, R Chiletti, D Zannino, C Brizard, IE Konstantinov, S Horton, J Millar, Y D'Udekem
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx066
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The capacity and limitations of ventricular assist device (VAD) support in single-ventricle physiology remains poorly understood. We aimed to review our experience in the use of VAD support in the single-ventricle circulation to determine its feasibility in this population. METHODS: We reviewed our experience with VAD support in patients with single ventricles over the past 25 years. Fifty-seven patients received 64 runs of VAD support between 1990 and 2015 at a median age of 13 days [interquartile range (IQR) 4.1-99.4 days], of which 55 were supported for post-cardiotomy failure. The majority of patients received short-term VAD support, while 4 patients were either directly supp..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Health Professional Scholarship from the National Heart Foundation of Australia to Chin L. Poh. Yves d'Udekem is a NHMRC Clinician Practitioner Fellow (1082186). The Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program supported this research project.