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Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) in Juvenile Landrace Swine: A LVAD Implantation Model of Pediatric Heart Failure
Published on: January 16, 2026
Teaching the "hybrid approach": a novel swine model of muscular ventricular septal defect
A B M Phillips1, J Green, V Bergdall
1Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. Alistair.phillips@nationwidechildrens.org
Abstract:
This report describes a reproducible swine model for creating muscular ventricular septal defects (VSDs). The model not only facilitates the development and modification of hybrid techniques for closing muscular VSDs, but also serves as a teaching tool that allows operators to become accustomed to the specific technical requirements necessary when using the hybrid approach to perform periventricular VSD device closure. The authors' institutional experience using this novel animal model is presented.
