Explore surgical options for pediatric congenital heart failure in this 22-minute lecture from the UCLA Heart Failure Symposium 2013. Delve into age and donor distribution, diagnosis methods, ventricular assist devices, and heart transplant survival rates. Learn about risk factors, waitlist mortality, and the growth of left ventricular assist devices in the US. Examine the Berlin Heart, Total Artificial Heart, and biventricular support systems. Gain insights into ABO incompatible transplants and their impact on pediatric heart failure treatment. Dr. Brian Reemtsen from the University of California, Los Angeles, presents this comprehensive overview of cutting-edge surgical interventions for young patients with congenital heart failure.