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January 1, 2019Korean Circulation JournalOpen Access

Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

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Population

Pediatric patients with advanced heart failure

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Authors

YSYu Rim ShinYonsei UniversityYPYoung Hwan ParkKorea National University of TransportationHPHan Ki ParkYonsei University

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Implication

Informs size-based device selection in pediatric VAD candidates; leaves open need for prospective trials in infants.

Structured PICO

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Population
Pediatric patients with advanced heart failure
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Intervention
Ventricular assist device (VAD) support

VAD support in pediatric advanced heart failure improves symptoms and end-organ function, providing a bridge to transplant, though patient selection and timing are critical.

Cite This Study

Shin et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08729eab15ea61dee8d9efhttps://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2019.0163

Topics

Mechanical circulatory supportHeart transplantationCongenital heart disease adultsHeart failureHFrEF treatment
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