Implantation of the HeartWare HVAD in a Child After a Recent Thromboembolic Stroke

We report the implantation of a HeartWare left ventricular assist device in a child. A 9-year-old girl presented in cardiogenic shock complicated by an embolic stroke. Catheter-based thrombolysis partially reversed the neurologic deficit, but worsening cardiac failure prompted consideration of mecha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2012-03, Vol.93 (3), p.977-978
Hauptverfasser:	Kirklin, James K., MD, Pearce, F. Bennett, MD, Pamboukian, Salpy V., MD, Alten, Jeffrey A., MD, Borasino, Santiago, MD, MPH, Carlo, Waldemer F., MD, Holman, William L., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Child Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Female Heart Failure - complications Heart Failure - surgery Heart-Assist Devices Humans Medical sciences Neurology Pneumology Stroke - etiology Surgery Thromboembolism - etiology Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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