Registry to Monitor Berlin Heart EXCOR® Pediatric VAD as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation.

The Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (Action) database will be used for the surveillance. The network was developed to determine best practice and improve quality in the pediatric mechanical circulatory support field. The registry Protocol and Manual of Operations will be followed by participating pediatric transplant hospitals. Quality assurance of the data will be monitored by the registry's data coordinating center.