Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2010 Jan;29(1):105-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.07.001. Epub 2009 Sep 26.

Predicting recovery: successful explant of a ventricular assist device in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy

Jean L Cavanaugh  1 , Shelley D Miyamoto, Eduardo da Cruz, Biagio A Pietra, David N Campbell, Max B Mitchell, Christine E Peyton, Jeanine Gruenwald, Jeffrey R Darst
Affiliations
Case Reports

Predicting recovery: successful explant of a ventricular assist device in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy

Jean L Cavanaugh et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

A previously healthy, 13-year-old girl presented with new-onset dilated cardiomyopathy, and is placed on a left ventricular assist device (VAD). Herein we describe a unique VAD weaning protocol used to determine the timing and feasibility of a VAD explant.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources