This scientific statement from the American Heart Association focuses on treatment
strategies and modalities for cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) in children and serves …

Abstract Background The Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support
(Pedimacs) provides detailed information on pediatric patients supported with ventricular …

With the substantial growth of pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) support, there has
been an expansion of the target population towards more complex patients, including …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated that children in the United States who
were of racial and ethnic minorities have inferior waitlist and post-heart transplant (HT) …

Despite a progressive increase in the complexity of pediatric heart transplant recipients, post-
transplant survival has continued to improve over the last 3 decades. 1 This improvement …

Abstract Background The Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support
(Pedimacs), supported by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, provides detailed information …

Background Outcomes of ventricular assist device (VAD) support in patients with Fontan
circulatory failure (or failing Fontan physiology) are largely unknown. Methods We …

OBJECTIVES A third paediatric report has been generated from the European Registry for
Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support (EUROMACS). The purpose of EUROMACS …

Background Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices, such as ventricular assist
devices (VADs) and total artificial hearts (TAHs), have become a vital therapeutic option in …

Background Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is increasingly being used as a bridge to
transplant in pediatric patients. We compare outcomes in pediatric patients bridged to …