ACTION receives $2 million grant from Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) to expand muscular dystrophy focused research and quality improvement initiatives
Published on March 5, 2022, Decreased Risk of Strokes in Children with Ventricular Assist Devices Within ACTION focused on characterizing strokes in children with ventricular assist devices. This review included
Decreased Risk of Strokes in Children with Ventricular Assist Devices Within ACTION Read More »
There is wide practice variation when deciding timing of ventricular assist device implantation for children with end-stage heart failure. The Model for End-stage Liver Disease score eXcluding INR (MELD-XI) is
Significance of MELD-XI Score on Survival in Children Undergoing VAD Implantation Read More »
COVID 19 infection in children causes a hyper-inflammatory syndrome referred to as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This ACTION publication, published June 2, 2021 in Pediatric Cardiology, provides a
MIS-C Associated with COVID-19 Anti-thrombosis Guideline of Care for Children Read More »
Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are a common problem in pediatric VAD support. This Pedimacs analysis investigates rates, risk factors, and outcomes of CVA in pediatric patients supported on VAD: “Stroke in
Stroke in Pediatric VAD Patients: A Pediamacs Registry Analysis Read More »
Did you know the second most common reason for refusal of donor hearts in pediatric heart transplantation is donor size mismatch? Donor-to-recipient size matching is almost exclusively weight-based, but there
A Novel Method of Donor‒Recipient Size Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation Read More »
ACTION defines and collects pediatric heart failure metrics to implement quality improvement initiatives. This study sought to describe medication use at the time of discharge for children admitted with acute
Establishing Baseline Metrics of Heart Failure Medication Use in Children Read More »
Right heart failure (RHF) after LVAD implantation can negatively impact a child’s transplant candidacy and survival. Successful LVAD outcomes require anticipation, prevention, early identification, and management of RHF, but there
Right Heart Failure Considerations in Pediatric VADs Read More »
Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are a common problem in pediatric VAD support. This Pedimacs analysis investigates rates, risk factors, and outcomes The field of pediatric mechanical circulatory support changed dramatically when
Berlin Heart EXCOR and ACTION Post-Approval Surveillance Study Report Read More »
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 »
