ABC News | Ventricular Assist Device Beneficial in Youth Heart Failure Doctors Lounge For children with severe heart failure, use of a ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation is associated with improved survival compared with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, according to a study published in the Aug. 9 issue ... Children waiting for new hearts live longer on pump Study Reported in New England Journal of Medicine Shows Survival Using ... |