Adverse Events Following Cardiac Catheterization among Infants, Children, and Young Adults on Ventricular Assist Device Support

Children on ventricular assist device (VAD) support often present unique challenges, such as small size, univentricular or biventricular congenital heart disease (1V- or 2V-CHD), and need for biventricular (BiVAD) support. While cardiac catheterization (cath) can provide valuable information in the management of pediatric patients on VAD support, it is an invasive procedure with inherent risks. We sought to evaluate the safety of cath in this population.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: A. Power, J.M. Murray, L.F. Peng, D.N. Rosenthal, J.C. Dykes, A.A. Shui, V.V. Yarlagadda, M. Navaratnam, K. Maeda, C.S. Almond, S. Chen Tags: (1185) Source Type: research