A Novel Strategy for the Mechanical Subpulmonary Support in Failing Fontan Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of single ventricle patients undergoing Fontan palliation and surviving to adulthood worldwide has steadily increased in recent years. Nevertheless, the Fontan circulation is destined to fail. Ultimately, heart transplantation (HTx) remains the definitive treatment option. Due a shortage of organs, mechanical circulatory support in the form of ventricular assist devices (VADs) is widely used to bridge heart failure patients to HTx, but these devices have been mainly developed to address the needs of normal anatomies. A novel venous cannula has been developed as part of the EXCOR® VAD to provide subpulmonary support in these patients. Its clinical application is investigated in the "Registry to Assess the Safety and Feasibility of the Subpulmonary Support with

SUBMITTER: Dal Sasso E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9665118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature