Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Successful use of the Heart Ware HVAD as Bridge to Transplantation in an 8year Old Boy with a Previous History of Berlin Heart EXCOR Support

Abstract

Raj Sahulee, Hari Rajagopal

Continuous-flow ventricular assist devices are being implanted with increased frequency in the United States in children with end-stage heart failure. We report the first reported use of the HeartWare HVAD in an 8 year old boy who had a history of biventricular support with Berlin Heart EXCOR devices 4 years previously. He was supported on the HeartWare for 198 days prior to receiving a heart transplantation. The implantable HeartWare HVAD can be used to provide circulatory support for those who have had previous paracorporeal mechanical circulatory support.