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Case Reports
. 2016 Nov 25;80(12):2552-2554.
doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-16-0819. Epub 2016 Oct 27.

Early Single Institutional Experience of Berlin Heart EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device in Japan

Takashi Kakuta  1 , Takaya Hoashi, Heima Sakaguchi, Koji Kagisaki, Jun Negishi, Masatoshi Shimada, Etsuko Tsuda, Isao Shiraishi, Norihide Fukushima, Hajime Ichikawa
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Early Single Institutional Experience of Berlin Heart EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device in Japan

Takashi Kakuta et al. Circ J. .
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Abstract

Background: Since August 2015, the pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD), Berlin Heart EXCOR®, has been accepted for use in Japan.

Methods and results: Between August 2015 and July 2016, 4 pediatric patients with endstage heart failure underwent LVAD implantation with the EXCOR®device. The median age and body weight at operation were 8 months and 4.8 kg. During a median follow-up of 7.3 months (range, 5.0-10.3), all patients survived. Two patients went on to heart transplantation and the remaining 2 are on a waiting list with stable hemodynamics.

Conclusions: The early outcomes of the Berlin Heart EXCOR®pediatric VAD were satisfactory. (Circ J 2016; 80: 2552-2554).

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