Publications by authors named "R I Cantor"
Background: The Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs), supported by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, provides detailed information on pediatric patients supported with ventricular assist devices (VADs).
Methods: From September 19, 2012, to December 31, 2023, there were 1648 devices in 1349 patients (<19 years) from 39 North American Hospitals with 100 patients enrolled in 2023.
Results: Cardiomyopathy was the most common underlying etiology (59%), followed by congenital heart disease (26%) and myocarditis (8%).
The 15th Annual Report from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support includes 29,634 continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices from the 10-year period between 2014 and 2024. The outcomes reported here demonstrate continued improved survival in the current era of fully magnetically levitated devices, with a significantly higher 1-year (85.7% vs 78.
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- Arrhythmias can cause severe heart issues in children, and when they are severe, heart transplantation (HTX) may be necessary, but this group has not been distinctively studied.
- *This study aimed to look at pediatric patients who needed HTX primarily due to malignant arrhythmia (MA) and how their outcomes compared to others on the list.
- *Out of thousands listed for HTX, only 63 patients (1.4%) had MA as the reason; although they were generally older and more likely to have had cardiac arrests, their chances of surviving and recovering after transplantation were similar to those without MA.
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- - This study examined the incidence and risk factors for early stroke within the first week after the implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), revealing that 5.9% of patients experienced a stroke, with about half occurring in the initial 7 days post-surgery.
- - Key findings indicated that older age, having a temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device, being of white race, and the presence of a left atrial clot before surgery were all associated with a higher risk of early stroke.
- - The study highlights the need for ongoing risk assessment and improvement strategies in the management of patients undergoing LVAD implantation to reduce early stroke occurrences.
Background: Studies evaluating the prevalence and impact of recurrent rejection (RR) in pediatric heart transplant (HT) are sparse.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe prevalence and impact of RR on cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) and graft loss after pediatric HT.
Methods: Data on HT from January 1, 2000, to June 30, 2020, in the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society database were included.