2010•The Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeonRequires access

1-Year Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Experience as Bridge to Heart Transplantation in an Infant with Bland-White-Garland Syndrome

D. Stege, D. Kiski, TDT Tjan, B. Wolf, H. H. Scheld, Hans-Gerd Kehl

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Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has become an established therapy in adults as well as in children as a bridge to heart transplantation or to aid myocardial recovery. We describe the first case worldwide of an infant suffering from Bland-White-Garland syndrome successfully treated with a left ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart(R); Excor(R) Pediatric) as a bridge to heart transplantation for a period of more than one year.

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Key concepts: Ventricular assist device, Bridge to transplantation, Medicine, Heart transplantation, Transplantation, Cardiology, Bridge (graph theory), Internal medicine