“HVAD Usage and Outcomes in the Current Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Field: An Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network Analysis” describes clinical outcomes in fifty pediatric patients implanted with the […]
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There is little standardization across pediatric heart failure centers when it comes to the use of exercise testing and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after VAD placement. “Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation for
Variation in CR for Pediatric VAD Recipients Across North America Read More »
IMPROVING STROKE OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN SUPPORTED WITH A VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE IN A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT NETWORK ACTION has been working to reduce the frequency of stroke associated with pediatric VAD
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ACTION is working to decrease the amount of time pediatric VAD patients spend in the hospital to get kids home and to stay at home! This descriptive study, published in
This article summarizing ACTION’s heart failure initiatives was published in Progress in Pediatric Cardiology’s “Highlights of the 23rd Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Vision 2020.” The article
Heart failure in children: Priorities and approach of the ACTION collaborative Read More »
This ACTION article, published in Pediatric Transplantation, describes the results of ACTION’s November 2019 Waitlist Outcomes Committee (WOC) meeting. The WOC committee used improvement science methodology to develop a six-step
A coordinated approach to improving pediatric heart transplant waitlist outcomes Read More »
THE ACTION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE How has collaboration improved outcomes for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and heart failure? What current gaps exist in care and methodology? Co-Founder and
The Creation of a Pediatric Health Care Learning Network Read More »
A MULTICENTER REGISTRY ANALYSIS The HeartMate 3™ LVAD was originally designed for use in adults with heart failure. This study, published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation on
A LEARNING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE AND VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE OUTCOMES ACTION was developed to address issues of limited data and suboptimal outcomes in pediatric heart
Collaboration and new data in ACTION Read More »
