Fifth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report

CONCLUSIONS: This Fifth Pedimacs Report demonstrates the continued robust growth of VADs in the pediatric community, now with over 1000 patients reported to the registry. The multiple available device types (PC, PP, IC) serve different populations with different pre-VAD risk profiles, which may account for differences in survival and AE between device types.PMID:34648810 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.001

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 14, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Joseph W Rossano Christina J VanderPluym David M Peng Seth A Hollander Katsuhide Maeda Iki Adachi Ryan R Davies Kathleen E Simpson Francis Fynn-Thompson Jennifer Conway Sabrina P Law Ryan Cantor Devin Koehl Jeffrey P Jacobs Shahnawaz Amdani James K Kirkli Source Type: research