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28-06-2022 | Heart Transplantation | Case Report

Successful bridge to transplantation with long-term support using Berlin heart EXCOR in a child with failing Fontan

Authors: Moyu Hasegawa, Yuji Tominaga, Takuji Watanabe, Takayoshi Ueno, Masaki Taira, Shigeru Miyagawa

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 8/2022

Abstract

A 2-year-old girl underwent the Fontan operation for aortic valve stenosis, mitral valve stenosis, a hypo-plastic left ventricle, and a non-compacted right ventricle. The patient’s cardiac function reduced gradually thereafter, mainly due to systemic ventricular dysfunction. A Berlin Heart EXCOR (BHE) ventricular assist device with a 10-mL pump was implanted at 4 years of age. After 465 days, BHE support without major complications, the patient underwent heart transplantation. A safe and long-term BHE support was achieved with proper case selection and repeated examinations.

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Title: Successful bridge to transplantation with long-term support using Berlin heart EXCOR in a child with failing Fontan
Authors: Moyu Hasegawa
Yuji Tominaga
Takuji Watanabe
Takayoshi Ueno
Masaki Taira
Shigeru Miyagawa
Publication date: 28-06-2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Keywords: Heart Transplantation
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Heart Transplantation
Heart Transplantation
Heart Transplantation
Heart Transplantation
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 8/2022
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-022-01845-z

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Successful bridge to transplantation with long-term support using Berlin heart EXCOR in a child with failing Fontan

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