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Short and long-term survival of children treated with ventricular assist devices in Spain, based on 15 years' experience.

Juan José MenéndezAmelia Caridad Sánchez-GalindoJoan BalcellsMaría Ángeles Tejero-HernándezÁngela Ferrer-BarbaEmilio Ibiza-PalaciosConstancio Medrano-LópezFerran GranManuel Ángel Frías-PérezMaría García-VieitesAna Cano-SánchezLuz PoloJuan-Miguel Gil-JaurenaRaúl Felipe AbellaCarlos Merino-CejasIsaac Martínez-BendayánFélix SerranoLuis García-Guereta
Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2023)
In Spain, 67% of the VAD-supported children have been bridged to heart transplantation or to recovery. Body weight lower than 5 Kg, congenital heart disease diagnosis, cholestatic liver dysfunction, bridge to decision as VAD strategy, INTERMACS-1 status and cardiac arrest were pre-implantation variables related to mortality, whereas pre-implantation renal replacement therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were not.
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