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Predicting recovery: Successful explant of a ventricular assist device in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.healun.2009.07.001

1557-3117

Jean Cavanaugh, Shelley D. Miyamoto, Eduardo M. da Cruz, Biagio A. Pietra, David N. Campbell, Max B. Mitchell, Christine Peyton, Jeanine Gruenwald, Jeffrey R. Darst,

Congenital Heart Disease Studies

A previously healthy, 13-year-old girl presented with new-onset dilated cardiomyopathy, and is placed on a left ventricular assist device (VAD). Herein we describe a unique VAD weaning protocol used to determine the timing and feasibility of a VAD explant.