Novel Modifications of a Ventricular Assist Device for Infants and Children Michael C. Mongé, MD, Bradley T. Kulat, CCP, Osama Eltayeb, MD, Shyamasundar Balasubramanya, MD, Anne E. Sarwark, MA, Neale R. Zingle, CCP, Steven T. Moss, CCP, Michael Alice Moga, MD, Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD, Elfriede Pahl, MD, John M. Costello, MD, MPH, Carl L. Backer, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 1, Pages 147-153 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.043 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Modified TandemHeart with recirculation shunt and gate screw. (Reprinted from Kulat BT, Russell HM, Sarwark AE, et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98:1437–42, with permission from Elsevier.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 147-153DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.043) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Demographics of infants and children supported by modified ventricular assist devices (VADs) (2011–2015). (BSA = body surface area; CHD = congenital heart disease; CVA = cerebrovascular accident; DCM = dilated cardiomyopathy; RCM = restrictive cardiomyopathy; s/p = status-post; VAD = ventricular assist device; Wt = weight.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 147-153DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.043) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions