Mechanical circulatory assist as a bridge to heart retransplantation in adolescents.

Authors :: Saxena P
Marasco SF
McGiffin DC
Weintraub R
Bergin P
Konstantinov IE
Source :: Journal of cardiac surgery [J Card Surg] 2014 Sep; Vol. 29 (5), pp. 752-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 25.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: We report our experience with an adolescent patient who required complex management leading to retransplantation for coronary allograft vasculopathy and also review the role of ventricular assist device support in patients with this clinical entity.<br /> (© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)

Subjects :: Adolescent
Allografts
Coronary Disease etiology
Humans
Male
Reoperation
Treatment Outcome
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated surgery
Coronary Disease surgery
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Heart Transplantation
Heart-Assist Devices

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