In this complex case, the immediate complications of what would later be confirmed as mitochondrial disease required Cleveland Clinic Children’s specialists to perform not one, but two, transplants that saved a young patient’s life.
Using VAD in Single Ventricle as Long-Term Bridge to Transplant in Newborn
When ECMO isn’t enough: How a newborn with a single ventricle survived on a VAD and made it to transplant
Maxine’s Case: A Lesson in Keeping Options Open for Young Heart Transplant Candidates
This case study of a 12-year-old’s second heart transplant within a decade illustrates several pediatric heart transplant trends — as well as just how crucial meticulous pretransplant management can be.
In Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Resourcefulness Is the Rule
When young hearts start to fail, optimal management involves forestalling transplant when possible — increasingly, with LVADs — and being ready to transplant when needed.
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