Key result
Ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients resulted in positive outcomes (alive on device, bridge to transplantation, or recovery) in 72.7% at 1 month and 67.7% at 6 months.
Why the study?
Pediatric VAD implantations have increased, but Asian pediatric heart centers had not participated in multicenter Western registries, prompting this report of single-center outcomes.
Population
33 patients aged <18 years undergoing VAD implantation at a single institution
Design
Single-center cohort study
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Single-center Asian pediatric VAD data; leaves open generalizability and optimal strategies pending larger prospective registries.
Cohort (n=33)
No
Pediatric VAD implantation in an Asian center demonstrated favorable outcomes, with 67.7% of patients achieving positive outcomes (alive on device, bridge to transplant, or recovery) at 6 months.
Fu et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Pediatric heart failure requiring ventricular assist device (n=33). Ventricular assist device (VAD) was evaluated on Positive outcomes (alive on device, bridge to transplantation or recovery) at 1 month. Ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients resulted in positive outcomes (alive on device, bridge to transplantation, or recovery) in 72.7% at 1 month and 67.7% at 6 months.
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