Risks and Benefits of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Explored, Medicine Reveals

8/9/2012 8:05:24 AM

Few options besides extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have been available for children with systolic heart failure awaiting transplantation. Now a new report by Charles Fraser, Jr and colleagues published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides important new information about a ventricular assist device (VAD) designed for children.

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