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Texas Children's Hospital Explants Heart Assist Device: Sends Teen Home with a Healed Heart
Date:8/3/2011

o Texas Children's Hospital in six months so doctors there can re-evaluate his heart.

David Rio's Journey to a Healed Heart

Rios was hospitalized on August 23, 2010 with osteomyelitis, a staph-resistant bone infection in his hip. The infection caused septic shock and led to multiple organ failure of his heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys. He was intubated and on a ventilator when he was transferred to Texas Children's Hospital from the Rio Grande Valley on Sept. 27, 2010. His prognosis was dire.

Heart Center specialists treated Rios to stabilize and restore his organ functions.  Even months after his other organs recovered, he remained on the ventilator and in severe heart failure. His cardiac team agreed that he might benefit from a heart-assist device that could improve his circulation to other organs as a bridge to transplant. Morales and his surgical team implanted a HeartMate II on Nov. 29, 2010.  

"David's condition improved dramatically once he experienced better cardiac circulation," said Dr. Jeffrey Dreyer, medical director of heart transplantation at Texas Children's Heart Center and associate professor of pediatrics (cardiology) at BCM. "As the medical team monitored his recovery, we realized that David, who really did not suffer from long-standing heart failure or a congenital heart defect, might be a good candidate for recovery and removal of his device."

After being implanted with the heart pump, Rios' overall condition improved as he worked with physical therapists on a regimen to build his stamina and endurance. In early January, 2011, Rios was able to leave the hospital and move to a nearby residence wearing the HeartMate II. Immediately, he experienced a more normal teen life of movies, walks in the park, shopping and meals with his family. But he returned to the hospital twice a week for physical therapy and monthly follow-up exams to gauge his progress. By mid-May, the medical team decided Rios' h
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