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Management of a Pediatric Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Symptomatic Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Presenting for Orthotopic Heart Transplant. Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Flannery, K. M., Kamra, K., Maeda, K., Shuttleworth, P., Almond, C., Navaratnam, M. 2020: 1089253220949386

Abstract

We present the successful perioperative management of an 11-year-old patient presenting for heart transplant with a left ventricular assist device, symptomatic acquired von Willebrand syndrome, and recent preoperative intracranial hemorrhage. A brief review of the pathophysiology of acquired von Willebrand syndrome is included. As the number of pediatric patients supported with ventricular assist devices continues to increase, the management of symptomatic acquired von Willebrand syndrome during the perioperative period is an important consideration for anesthesiologists.

View details for DOI 10.1177/1089253220949386

View details for PubMedID 32772894