• Title of article

    Successful Bridge to Transplant Using the Berlin Heart Left Ventricular Assist Device in a 3-Month-Old Infant

  • Author/Authors

    Gansevoort H. Dunnington Jr، نويسنده , , Justin Sleasman، نويسنده , , Abdulaziz Alkhaldi، نويسنده , , Marc P. Pelletier، نويسنده , , Bruce A. Reitz، نويسنده , , Robert C. Robbins، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    1116
  • To page
    1118
  • Abstract
    The EXCOR Berlin Heart (Berlin Heart, Berlin, Germany) was successfully used as a pediatric left ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. The pneumatically driven paracorporeal device successfully supported a 7 kg patient for 53 days until a suitable heart was obtained for transplantation.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    609497