1-year left ventricular assist device (LVAD) experience as bridge to heart transplantation in an infant with Bland-White-Garland syndrome.

Stege D, Kiski D, Tjan T, Wolf B, Scheld HH, Kehl HG

Zusammenfassung

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has become an established therapy in adults as well as in children as a bridge to heart transplantation or to aid myocardial recovery. We describe the first case worldwide of an infant suffering from Bland-White-Garland syndrome successfully treated with a left ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart(R); Excor(R) Pediatric) as a bridge to heart transplantation for a period of more than one year.