Implantation of a HeartMate 3 in a 13-Year-Old Child with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Raymond Pfister; Matthias Kirsch; Julia Natterer; Stefano Di Bernardo; Rene Pretre

doi:10.1007/s00246-019-02229-6

Implantation of a HeartMate 3 in a 13-Year-Old Child with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Feb;41(2):423-424. doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02229-6. Epub 2019 Nov 2.

Authors

Raymond Pfister¹, Matthias Kirsch², Julia Natterer³, Stefano Di Bernardo⁴, Rene Pretre²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. [email protected].
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 31679056
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-019-02229-6

Abstract

Left ventricular assist device is a well-established therapy in heart failure adults, but less in children. A 13-year-old-boy with severe left ventricular dysfunction did not improve under medical treatment. A HeartMate 3 (HM3) was implanted as a bridge to transplantation. Despite the size limitation, the HM3 shows promising results and our case supports its feasibility in children.

Keywords: Bridge to transplant; Heart failure; HeartMate 3; LVAD.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery*
Heart Transplantation / methods
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / surgery*