Explantation of the Berlin Heart EXCOR Assist Device in a Child After Recovery From Viral Myocarditis

Key Points

• To describe the technique for explanting a left ventricular assist device after heart recovery.
• Describing the explantation technique for the Berlin Heart EXCOR device.
• Documenting the recovery process from viral myocarditis.
• Successfully explanted the assist device after heart recovery.
• Documented improvement in heart function following treatment for viral myocarditis.