HeartMate III as a Bridge to Transplantation in an Adolescent With Failed Fontan Circulation

Gamal Marey, MD; Kristy M. McHugh, RN; Alyssa M. Sakhitab-Kerestes, RN; Subin Jang, MPH; Marie E. Steiner, MD, MS; Ranjit John, MD; Martina Richtsfeld, MD; Sameh M. Said, MBBCh, MD; Rebecca Ameduri, MD; Massimo Griselli, MD, MS

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2019)

HeartMate III as a Bridge to Transplantation in an Adolescent With Failed Fontan Circulation

Gamal Marey, MD,
Kristy M. McHugh, RN,
Alyssa M. Sakhitab-Kerestes, RN,
Subin Jang, MPH,
Marie E. Steiner, MD, MS,
Ranjit John, MD,
Martina Richtsfeld, MD,
Sameh M. Said, MBBCh, MD,
Rebecca Ameduri, MD,
Massimo Griselli, MD, MS

Affiliations

Gamal Marey, MD: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kristy M. McHugh, RN: Department of Solid Organ Transplant, Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alyssa M. Sakhitab-Kerestes, RN: Department of Solid Organ Transplant, Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Subin Jang, MPH: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marie E. Steiner, MD, MS: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ranjit John, MD: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Martina Richtsfeld, MD: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sameh M. Said, MBBCh, MD: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rebecca Ameduri, MD: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Massimo Griselli, MD, MS: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Address for correspondence: Dr. Massimo Griselli, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, 2450 Riverside Avenue S, East Building, MB537, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 4
pp. 512 – 515

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HeartMate III is an emerging, small-sized centrifugal ventricular assist device. Its lower pump thrombosis and stroke rates make it favorable for use in pediatrics. We report the use of HeartMate III as a bridge to transplantation in an adolescent with failed Fontan circulation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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