Bridge to transplant using the MicroMed DeBakey ventricular assist device in a child with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Massimo A Padalino; Richard G Ohye; Andrew C Chang; Robert J Gajarski; Edward L Bove; Eric J Devaney

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.050

Bridge to transplant using the MicroMed DeBakey ventricular assist device in a child with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Mar;81(3):1118-21. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.050.

Authors

Massimo A Padalino¹, Richard G Ohye, Andrew C Chang, Robert J Gajarski, Edward L Bove, Eric J Devaney

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 16488740
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.050

Abstract

We report the implantation of the MicroMed DeBakey left ventricular assist device (MDBVAD) in a 10-year-old girl with cardiogenic shock secondary to an idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. This was the first pediatric implant of the MDBVAD in the United States and the youngest patient worldwide. The patient recovered well and subsequently underwent successful heart transplantation after 84 days of support.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery*
Child
Equipment Design
Female
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Treatment Outcome
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