Pediatrics & Therapeutics
Open Access

Current state of mechanical support therapies for heart failure in pediatrics: Developments and missing links

4^th International Conference on Pediatrics & Pediatric Emergency Medicine

March 29-31, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Shriprasad R Deshpande

Emory University School of Medicine, USA
Children�s Healthcare of Atlanta, USA

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pediat Therapeut

Abstract :

It is estimated that in the North America alone, there are 25,000 pediatric hospitalizations every year for heart failure. This number is growing rapidly. As more and more complex congenital heart disease patients survive, the heart failure burden continues to rise. The morbidity, mortality and cost associated with caring for these patients are extremely high. Heart transplantation is currently the only viable therapy for end stage heart failure. However, the donor pool has been static or shrinking in the developed countries. Additionally, the demands of post-transplant management are tremendous. Alternate management strategies and bridging strategies using mechanical support are therefore rapidly gaining ground. There are unique challenges in pediatric patients including anatomic, surgical, hematological, growth and life style associated issues. This talk will review the current state of art strategies for mechanical support in pediatrics, how it pertains to world wide applications and interests as well as focus on where the biomedical engineering field needs to advance.

Biography :

Email: DeshpandeS@kidsheart.com