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The Heart Transplant Program participates in many multi-center studies and registries, including the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study, the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry, ESLO (ECMO Registry) and Intermacs Registry (for ventricular support devices). We are conducting multiple clinical and research protocols that are actively enrolling patients in an effort to understand pediatric heart failure and posttransplant management. Examples of these include protocols for the highly sensitized patient, for humoral rejection, a steroid-free
protocol and a bone density study.
Children's offers an active program for mechanical circulatory support for children with end-stage heart disease. Modes of support include Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), including the Berlin Heart EXCOR. Children's physicians and nurses have played a leading role in the research and regulatory issues surrounding pediatric VAD use in the United States.
Members of the Heart Transplant Program team have served on national committees for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and have presented at many national scientific meetings.
Learn more about specific studies in the fields of cardiology and cardiac surgery.
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