Mechanical Circulatory Support in Children: Challenges and Opportunities

Adoption and utilization of mechanical circulatory support has evolved into a standard of care practice for advanced heart failure and cardiorespiratory failure. The cumulative experience worldwide has generally led to improvement in technology as well as patient outcomes. Data from the international Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) registry shows that extracorporeal life support has been utilized to support>52,000 patients just within the participating centers [1]. Similarly, the INTERMACS registry report documents>15,000 patients supported with ventricular assist devices (VAD) from 158 participating hospitals [2].
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research