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The Pulse — November 2024

Happy Fall to All! We had a successful meeting during the Single Ventricle Investigators Meeting in Denver this month, and it was great to see so many of you in person! Many new junior faculty and leaders of all experience levels have joined ACTION, and we are excited to continue our progress in the VAD, Heart Failure, Muscular Dystrophy, and Fontan spaces. We are grateful for the engagement and collaboration from all stakeholders that continue to excel our research, quality improvement, education, and advocacy efforts.

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Learning networks in pediatric heart failure and transplantation

ACTION Publication, Publications

“Learning networks in pediatric heart failure and transplantation” was published June 17, 2021 in Pediatric Transplantation. This ACTION publication defines “learning networks” and how they’re different from traditional clinical research

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Psychological Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with VADs and Their Families

Other Publications, Publications

“Psychological Outcomes in pediatric patients with ventricular assist devices and their families: A systematic review” was published in Pediatric Transplantation on Mar 11, 2021. This systematic review of literature identified

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Right Heart Failure Considerations in Pediatric VADs

ACTION Publication, Publications

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

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Cost-Effectiveness of Implantable VADs

Other Publications, Publications

The use of VADs as a bridge to transplant among children is increasing and is associated with high resource utilization. We know implanting a VAD before a child reaches a

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A coordinated approach to improving pediatric heart transplant waitlist outcomes

ACTION Publication, Publications

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

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The Creation of a Pediatric Health Care Learning Network

ACTION Publication, Publications

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

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