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Tandem Heart for Ventricular Assist and “VADMO” in the
Pediatric Setting
Bradley Kulat CCP, LPCoordinator of Perfusion ServicesLurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
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Joey, Il Bello
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Off label use of Tandem Heart and Maquet Quadrox
No disclosures, except for one.
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I am a biased Chicago Cubs fan!
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Our “Cubs”- Heart Failure in Children
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• 14,000 Children hospitalized annually for heart failure in the United States
• Annual United States pediatric heart transplants remain stable at 500-600/year
• 20% of children waiting for a heart transplant will be bridged to transplant by mechanical support (VAD and/or ECMO)
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Mechanical Support Challenges -A Very Wide Patient Population
• Age or BSA specific devices-One size does not fit all!
• Diagnosis specific devices?
-Single ventricle vs. biventricular anatomy?
- Cardiomyopathy type?
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Challenges in using VAD or ECMO Support for Pediatric Heart Failure
• VAD
• Multiple VAD devices and/or sizes to stock for a wide patient population- Training??, Cost $$$$
• Limited variety in VAD pumps to accommodate lower pump flows and pressures
• Troubling outcomes- Increased mortality and stroke rates especially with smaller patients
• ECMO
• Poor long term survival as a bridge to transplant
• Over a 15-year period in the United States, just half of all children supported with ECMO as a bridge to heart transplantation survived to hospital discharge
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Bridge to Heart Transplantation Among Children in the United StatesAnalysis of Data From the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry
Christopher S. Almond, MD, MPH; Tajinder P. Singh, MD, MSc;
* Circulation 2011;123:2975-84
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ELSO Registry Report -July 2016
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CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Perioperative mechanical circulatory support in children: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery DatabaseChristopher E. Mascio, MD, Erle H. Austin III, MD, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD,Marshall L. Jacobs, MD, Amelia S. Wallace, BSPH, Xia He, BS, MD, and Sara K. Pasquali, MD
Objectives: Analyses of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in pediatric heart surgery have primarily focused on single-center outcomes or narrow applications. We describe the patterns of use, patient characteristics, and MCS-associated outcomes across a large multicenter cohort.
Methods: Patients (aged <18 years) in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database (2000-2010) were included. The characteristics and outcomes of those receiving postoperative MCS were described,and bayesian hierarchical models were used to examine variations in the adjusted MCS rates across institutions.
Results: Of 96,596 operations (80 centers), MCS was used in 2.4%. The MCS patients were younger (13 vs 195 days, P < .0001) and more often had STS-defined preoperative risk factors (57.2% vs 32.7%, P < .0001). The operations with the greatest MCS rates included the Norwood procedure (17%) and complex biventricular repairs (arterial switch, ventricular septal defect, and arch repair [14%]). More than one half of the MCS patients did not survive to hospital discharge (53.2% vs 2.9% of non-MCS patients; P < .0001). MCS-associated mortality was greatest for truncus arteriosus and Ross-Konno operations (both 71%). The hospital-level MCS rates adjusted for patient characteristics and case mix varied by 15-fold across institutions, with both high- and low-volume hospitals having substantial variation in MCS rates.
Conclusions: Perioperative MCS use varied widely across centers. The MCS rates were greatest overall for the Norwood procedure and complex biventricular repairs. Although MCS can be a life-saving therapy, more than one half of MCS patients will not survive to hospital discharge, with mortality >70% for some operations. Future studies aimed at better understanding the appropriate indications, optimal timing, and management of MCS could help to reduce the variation in MCS use across hospitals and improve outcomes.
(J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;147:658-665)
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Lurie Children’s of Chicago Past Armada of VAD Supplies
• Thoratec PVAD• Medtronic Biomedicus• Berlin Heart (consignment)• Heartware
• TandemHeart- Adult congenital cases/cath lab surprises
• 500K worth of VAD supplies!
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World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2012;3:249-250
Case Report
Successful Bridge to Transplant Using the TandemHeart® Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Pediatric PatientHyde M. Russell MD, Bradley Kulat, CCPNeale Zingle, CCP, and Carl L. Backer, MD
Abstract
A nine-year-old girl (23 kg) was successfully bridged to heart transplantation with the TandemHeart(®) centrifugal pump for 10 days. Although this cardiac assist device has been used in adults for short-term mechanical support, its use in the pediatric population has not been widely reported. The TandemHeart(®) was easy to implant, achieved appropriate flows in this pediatric patient, and allowed for extubation and ambulation while awaiting a donor heart.
World Journal Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery 2012;3:249-250
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TandemHeart VAD
Centrifugal Pump
• Used for short-term mechanical support in many adult centers
• Head floated by continuous Heparin-Saline infusion-10 ml/hr
• Speed: 3500 – 7500 RPM
• Flow: 1.5 – 8 L/min
• Low prime: 10ml
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Shunt Concept: Modified Shunt in Circuit to Accommodate Lower Patient Flow Rates
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Testing of the Modified TandemHeart with Shunt
• Bench top trials- Tested flow rates, pressures using saline circuit
• To the lab-Hemolysis and plasma free hemoglobin studies using Bovine blood
• Animal Studies-Surgically implanted in 7 piglets (6 to 14 kg)
• Supported piglets for 4 hours-levels of hemolysis did not increase and full hemodynamic support was achieved
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• Modified TandemHeart LVAD with recirculation shunt allows a lower range of flow-Less than 1.5 L/min
Modified Tandem Heart
• Shunt flow is controlled by a partial occlusion clamp
• Arterial flow to patient is calibrated using a Transonics flow probe. Adjust flow with SVR of patient
• Standard right angled venous cannula used in dome of left atrium
• Aortic Dacron graft attaches to modified circuit
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TandemHeart with Modified ShuntPatients with Flow Rate Equal or Less Than 1.5 L/min
VAD inflow line
Flow probe
Gate clamp
Recirculation shunt
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De-airing TandemHeart LVAD
VAD submerged in saline-filled basin
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Standard CPB (RA, Ao)
Dome of left atrium
CPB venous cannula
CPB arterial cannula
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Arterial Perfusion Graft
8 mm Gelweave Dacron graft
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Tunneling of VAD Inflow Cannula 24 Fr Edwards Right-angled
cannula
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Connecting Outflow Tubing
VAD out flow-8mm Gelweave Dacron graft
24 Right angled Edwards Lifescience cannula
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LVAD with Oxygenator in Recirculation Shunt (VADMO)
VAD inflow
VAD outflow
Oxygenator inflow
Oxygenator outflow
Quadrox-D (Maquet)
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Benefits of the Modified TandemHeart with Recirculation Shunt
• Recirculation shunt allows a lower range of flow to the patient-less than 1.5 L/min and easy to cut in oxygenator
• Pump head close to patient-low prime (10-30ml)
• Adjustable flow without raising RPMs to meet patients changing SVR
• Flow dynamics- no stasis• Venturi effect –augmented VAD inflow
because of shunt flow in modified circuit, also avoids cannula “suck down”
• No special cannulas or tubing-regular stock items
• No commitment to transplantation• One VAD to stock for all patients
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Modified TandemHeart Ventricular Assist Devicefor Infant and Pediatric Circulatory SupportBradley T. Kulat, CCP, LP, Hyde M. Russell, MD, Anne E. Sarwark, BA,Neale R. Zingle, CCP, LP, Steven T. Moss, CCP, LP, Michael C. Mongé, andCarl L. Backer, MDDivision of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; and Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Purpose. The development of pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) circuits with lower flow ranges for infants and small children is ongoing. We present our results with modifying a readily available adult VAD to support the pediatric population.
Description. The TandemHeart VAD (CardiacAssist, Pittsburgh, PA) circuit was modified to include a variable restrictive recirculation shunt to permit lower flow ranges in small pediatric patients.
Evaluation. Initial benchtop flow rates and pressures were studied. Hemolysis trials were performed using whole bovine blood to compare plasma-free hemoglobin levels between modified and unmodified VAD circuits. The modified VAD was surgically implanted in 7 piglets (6 to 14 kg) and which supported them for 4 hours. Levels of hemolysis did not increase and full hemodynamic support was achieved. The modified TandemHeart VAD with a recirculation shunt was subsequently implanted in 2 pediatric patients who were bridged to transplant successfully.
Conclusions. Because of its simplicity, availability, low prime volume, greater patient flow range, and lower cost, the modified TandemHeart VAD with a recirculation shunt should be considered as an alternative to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and other pulsatile VADs in children.
NEW TECHNOLOGY
(Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98:1437-1442)
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TandemHeart Patient Population13 Consecutive Patients:
• Age: 0.9 – 16.3 years (median = 7.0 years)
• Four patients were placed on ECMO before VAD
• BSA: 0.40 – 2.08 m2 (median = 0.8 m2) 10 pts BSA<1.0 m2
• Diagnosis:
– 8 Dilated cardiomyopathy– 1 Restrictive cardiomyopathy– 1 Myocarditis– 3 Single ventricle/(Failed) Glenn physiology
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Lurie’s TandemHeart Anticoagulation Protocol
• Anticoagulation:– Heparin started 12-24 hrs post-op -ptt 60-80 and anti-Factor Xa 0.35-
0.7 U/ml– Aspirin 3-5mg/kg/day (48hrs post-op)– 2 patients were Heparin resistant-1 Bivalrudin, 1 Argatroban
• Steroids: Methylprednisolone started if Fibrin stranding appears in the VAD circuit with elevated C-reactive protein and increased fibrinogen levels -Manage systemic inflammatory response (SIRS)
• Dosing therapy please see:Steroid therapy attenuates acute phase reactant response among children on ventricularassist device support. Ann Thorac Surg 2015;99:1392–8. Byrnes JW, et al
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TandemHeart VAD Circuit
13 TandemHeart LVAD • 5 patients received modified
recirculation shunts• 3/5 patients had Maquet
Quadrox D placed in modified shunt (VADMO)
(BSA=0.41- 0.74m2: median .59 m2)
• 8 patients had non-modified shunt circuits
• 1/8 patients had Maquet Quadrox D oxygenators placed in arterial outflow.
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Results
• Median time on VAD was 20 days (range 2-140 days)
• 12 patients were successfully transplanted.
• Post-transplantation all patients survived and were discharged at a median of 26 days (range 17-83 days)
• One patient weaned and explanted - 12 months out and no sign of heart failure
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Complications• Two non-modified shunt patients had
cerebral vascular accidents (CVA) while on VAD
• One patient-On ECMO switched to Tandem VAD with oxygenator (VADMO) in modified shunt (CVA resolved)
• One patient 140 days on non-shunt modified VAD some residual neurological impairment (patient was Heparin resistant)
• Infection: None
• Re-operation:– 2 bleeding
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Lurie Children’s of Chicago VAD Results
• VAD mortality 2008-2011 pre-TandemHeart use was 33% (3/9 patients)
• VAD mortality 2012-2015 using TandemHeart and Modified TandemHeart circuit was 0% (0/13 patients)
• Transplant wait list mortality has also dropped from 10% (5/52 patients) to 4% (4/91patients)
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Conclusions
• TandemHeart® VAD can be used successfully in a broad range of pediatric and adult congenital patients awaiting heart transplantation
• Recirculation shunt allows patient flows below 1.5 L/min and design facilitates placement of in-line oxygenator (VADMO)
• Very low prime, 10-30ml with Modified Shunt
• Components (cannulas and pump) readily available
• Explantable-No commitment to transplantation
• Cost efficient
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Original Article
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Thank You
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Go Cubs!
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