Successful experience with Levitronix PediVAS for management of acute heart failure after Fontan surgery

• Authors: Laurynas Bezuska , Virgilijus Lebetkevicius , Kestutis Lankutis , Virgilijus Tarutis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was long a golden standard in the pediatric population with acute cardiac failure for short-term mechanical circulatory support. It gives the limited availability of pediatric-sized pumps and the outcomes remain disproportionately poor. The Levitronix PediVAS system (Levitronix LLC, Waltham, MA) offers expanded options for short-term support for this population. We report our experience with the successful use of the PediVAS (left heart bypass) in the 3-year-old male patient as a bridge to recovery after Fontan surgery in acute heart failure. Short-term circulatory support with the Levitronix PediVAS has proven to be a less invasive, safe, and effective for our pediatric patient.

Keywords

EN

Ventricular assist device; Levitronix PediVAS; Acute cardiac failure; Fontan surgery

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 529-532

Dates

published

1 - 8 - 2012

online

24 - 5 - 2012

Contributors

author

Laurynas Bezuska

• Centre of Cardiac Surgery, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos, Santariskiu 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania

author

Virgilijus Lebetkevicius

author

Kestutis Lankutis

• Centre of Cardiac Surgery, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos, Santariskiu 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania

author

Virgilijus Tarutis

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0005-0