Utility and correlation of known anticoagulation parameters in the management of pediatric ventricular assist devices

Table 1 Patient demographics

	Patient 1 K	Patient 2 S	Patient 3 P	Patient 4 N
Diagnosis	DCM	DCM	CHB, DCM	DCM
Age	13 mo	5 mo	8 mo	10 yr
Weight	8.4 kg	7.2 kg	8.1 kg	24.5 kg
Gender	F	M	M	F
Type of VAD	LVAD	LVAD	LVAD	LVAD
Days on VAD	141	69	13	54
Outcome	OHT	OHT	OHT	OHT

Relevant clinical data from the four patients studied including diagnosis prior to receiving VAD, type of ventricular support (LVAD), absolute number of days on VAD support and eventual patient outcome. All patients received Berlin EXCOR devices as bridge to successful transplantation. DCM: Dilated cardiomyopathy; CHB: Congenital heart block; OHT: Orthotopic heart transplantation; LVAD: Left ventricular assist device.