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Utilization of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Bridge to Heart Transplantation in a Child With Congenital Heart Defect

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Children with end-stage heart failure, waiting for heart transplantation, have limited bridging options. Unconventional strategies are often utilized in children with congenital heart disease. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with Ebstein anomaly whose clinical course was complicated by valve thrombosis, right ventricular dysfunction, and intracranial bleed. Venovenous extracorporeal mechanical oxygenation was successfully used as bridge to transplantation, where other strategies were too precarious. Judicious use of venovenous extracorporeal mechanical oxygenation may be used as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in selected patients.

Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.10.016

Authors: Hordyslava Yemets, Pooja Shetty, Craig Laurence, Nagarajan Muthialu, Timothy Thiruchelvam

Institution: Great Ormond Street Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $975