Explantation of the Berlin Heart EXCOR Assist Device in a Child After Recovery From Viral Myocarditis
We describe the technique of successful explanation of the Berlin Heart EXCOR (Berlin Heart GmbH, Germany) left ventricular assist device after documented heart recovery from viral myocarditis.
Authors
- Oliver Miera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-1611)
- Antonia Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-9509)
- Joachim Photiadis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3140-9154)
- Yaroslav B. Mykychak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7712-7275)
- Felix Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-1363)
- Yaroslav Ivanov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9810-8075)
- Mi-Young Cho
- Evgenij Potapov
Institutions
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351261418301
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00