Use of ICD in children supported with VAD - A Euromacs Analysis.

Martin Schweiger Antonio AmodeoJuliane ViereckeHina HusseinFlorian BergerTheo M M H de ByDaniel ZimpferJoanna SliwkaBen DaviesOliver MieraBart Meyns

Published in: Artificial organs (2023)

The presence of ICD in paediatric patients supported with a VAD is low (7%). Children on VAD support provided with an ICD do not have a survival benefit compared to children without an ICD.

Keyphrases

young adults
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
chronic kidney disease