Commentary: The end of the beginning: The evolving role of mechanical circulatory support in children with heart failure

The rapid evolution in mechanical circulatory support technology has resulted in dramatic improvements in the treatment of heart failure in adults. Early survival after ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation is similar —in selected groups—to that after transplantation.1 There is an increasing recognition that, especially in the context of the dramatic imbalance between the prevalence of heart failure in adults and the availability of donor allografts, we are rapidly approaching the point at which for many adul t patients, long-term VAD support will offer better outcomes than transplantation.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research