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Mechanical Ventilation and Outcomes of Children Who Undergo Ventricular Assist Device Placement: 2014–2020 Linked Analysis From the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Registries

Placement of a ventricular assist device (VAD) improves outcomes in children with advanced heart failure, but adverse events remain important consequences. Preoperative mechanical ventilation (MV) increases mortality, but it is unknown what impact prolonged postoperative MV has.

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Taking ACTION: A Prognostic Tool for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Mortality

ACTION Publication, Publications

Abstract We sought to develop a contemporary risk assessment tool for use in pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) candidates to estimate risk for mortality on the device using readily available

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Impact of Weight on Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients in Pediatric Centers: An ACTION Registry Study

ACTION Publication, Publications

Ventricular assist device (VAD) options vary for children in different weight groups. This study evaluates contemporary device usage and outcomes for children based on weight.

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End-of-Life in Pediatric Patients Supported by Ventricular Assist Devices: A Network Database Cohort Study

ACTION Publication, Publications

One-in-six pediatric VAD patients die while receiving device support, with death occurring soon after implant and usually from noncardiac causes. Aggressive interventions are common at the end-of-life. The ACTION Registry data should inform future practices to promote informed patient/family and clinician decision-making to hopefully reduce suffering at the end-of-life.

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Initial Multicenter Experience with Ventricular Assist Devices in Children and Young Adults with Muscular Dystrophy: An ACTION Registry Analysis

ACTION Publication, Publications

Purpose Cardiac disease results in significant morbidity and mortality in patients with muscular dystrophy (MD). Single centers have reported their ventricular assist device (VAD) experience in specific MDs and in

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Farhan Zafar, MD, MS

Cincinnati Children’s

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ISHLT Consensus Statement for the Selection and Management of Pediatric and CHD on VAD

ACTION Publication, Publications

Despite the fact that VADs are now regarded as an important treatment option in pediatric heart failure, most hospitals perform less than 10 VAD surgeries in children a year. “ISHLT

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Hemodynamic Response to Device Titration in the Shunted Single Ventricle Circulation

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It’s critical to optimize clinical outcomes of VAD support for shunted single ventricle patients. “Hemodynamic Response to Device Titration in the Shunted Single Ventricle Circulation: A Patient Cohort Modeling Study”

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A Novel Method of Donor‒Recipient Size Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation

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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

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Berlin Heart EXCOR and ACTION Post-Approval Surveillance Study Report

ACTION Publication, Publications

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

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Mechanical Ventilation and Outcomes of Children Who Undergo Ventricular Assist Device Placement: 2014–2020 Linked Analysis From the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Registries

Taking ACTION: A Prognostic Tool for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Mortality

Impact of Weight on Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients in Pediatric Centers: An ACTION Registry Study

End-of-Life in Pediatric Patients Supported by Ventricular Assist Devices: A Network Database Cohort Study

Initial Multicenter Experience with Ventricular Assist Devices in Children and Young Adults with Muscular Dystrophy: An ACTION Registry Analysis

Farhan Zafar

ISHLT Consensus Statement for the Selection and Management of Pediatric and CHD on VAD

Hemodynamic Response to Device Titration in the Shunted Single Ventricle Circulation

A Novel Method of Donor‒Recipient Size Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Berlin Heart EXCOR and ACTION Post-Approval Surveillance Study Report

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