Publications by authors named "Manuel Angel Frias Perez"
Article Synopsis
- Patients with a single ventricle circulation face significant challenges when it comes to heart transplants due to their complex medical history and higher risks of complications post-surgery.
- A recent case report discusses a child with tricuspid atresia who has prohibitive pulmonary vascular resistance, making traditional surgeries like Fontan not feasible.
- To support the patient's condition and prepare for a heart transplant, an EXCOR ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart) was employed, alongside reconstruction of the central pulmonary arteries.
Objectives: To describe the use of ventricular assist devices (VAD) in children in Spain and to identify variables related to survival.
Methods: This is an observational cohort study of all children younger than 18 years of age who underwent an initial implantation of a VAD at any of the 6 paediatric heart transplant centres from May 2006 to December 2020. Subjects were identified retrospectively from each hospital's database.