Matthew O’Connor

VADs Device Score

Development and Validation of a Novel Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Risk Stratification Tool: The Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) Ventricular Assist Device Score

The ACTION VADs score for mortality can be calculated easily and offers risk stratification and prognostic information for pediatric VAD candidates. This is the first validated risk assessment tool for pediatric mechanical circulatory support.

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Transcatheter Axial Pump Use in Pediatric Patients on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An ACTION Collaborative Experience

Abstract We report the largest pediatric multicenter experience with Impella pump use and peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support. Utilizing the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) collaborative

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Initial multicenter experience with ventricular assist devices in children and young adults with muscular dystrophy: An ACTION registry analysis

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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Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Understanding Care Practices in Order to Optimize DMD Heart Failure Through ACTION

The results of an ACTION-wide survey of pediatric cardiology providers are detailed in the latest ACTION publication, Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD):

Current Practices in Treating Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Understanding Care Practices in Order to Optimize DMD Heart Failure Through ACTION Read More »