Oral treatment for jaundice using immobilized bilirubin oxidase.

abstract：:Small blood vessels may play a more important role in artificial heart (AH) recipients than ever suspected before. Observations of elevated total peripheral resistance, low hematocrit, reduced oncotic pressure, high circulating blood volume, and arterial pulsations with nonpulsatile devices require consideration of pe...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Lübbe AS

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total artificial hearts (TAHs) and biventricular assist devices (BVADs) have varying levels of acceptance and reliability, and the research on both focuses on their control mechanisms. Efforts generally aim to achieve a response to physiologic demand and left/right output balance, and beneficial cardiac output (CO) an...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hall AW,Soykan O,Harken AH

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have made an eccentric roller type total artificial heart (ERTAH). The ERTAH is a positive-displacement device comparable to a DeBakey roller pump. Its left and right outputs are determined by the size of its blood chambers, and the ratio of its left and right output is almost constant. We focused on an interatrial...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wada H,Fukunaga S,Watari M,Sakai H,Sugawara Y,Ochikubo H,Imai K,Shibamura H,Orihashi K,Sueda T,Matsuura Y

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma procoagulant activities of factors XII, XI, IX, and VIII and plasma concentrations of factor XII antigen and high molecular weight kininogen (HMK) were determined in nine men with chronic renal failure (CRF) associated with long-standing spinal cord injury (SCI) treated with hemodialysis. The results were compa...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Vaziri ND,Winer RL,Toohey J,Danviriyasup K,Alikhani S,Eltorai I,Gordon S,Paule P

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In chronic cardiomyopathy, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) plays an increasingly important role for children as the shortage of suitable donor hearts increases waiting time on the transplant list. We report our experience with the paracorporal Berlin Heart EXCOR System (Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany) used as a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Schweiger M,Schrempf J,Sereinigg M,Prenner G,Tscheliessnigg KH,Wasler A,Krumnikel J,Gamillschegg A,Knez I

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insufficient unloading of the left ventricle with blood stagnation is a main cause of unsuccessful left ventricular (LV) recovery during percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS). The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of transaortic catheter venting (TACV) for LV unloading. Six adult mo...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Shibuya M,Kitamura M,Kurihara H,Kikuchi C,Endo M,Koyanagi H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of and demand for functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems and conventional orthoses in the spinal cord lesioned population was assessed. The assessment was conducted by a postal survey of the members of the spinal injury associations in the U.K. Out of all the respondents, only 2% had used an FES syste...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Maxwell DJ,Granat MH,Baardman G,Hermens HJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes the preparation and characterization of anionic collagen composites with rhamsan and vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene with improved rheological and dielectric properties without loss of collagen secondary structure with an interaction occurring between both macromolecules of the composites. On ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Goissis G,Piccirili L,Goes JC,de Guzzi Plepis AM,Das-Gupta DK

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the development of a totally implantable ventricular assist system (VAS), we have been developing the vibrating flow pump (VFP), which can generate oscillated blood flow with a relative high frequency (10-50 Hz) for a totally implantable system. In this study, the effects of left ventricular assistance with this u...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nitta S,Yambe T,Kobayashi S,Hashimoto H,Yoshizawa M,Mastuki H,Tabayashi K,Takeda H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial cells are prepared in the laboratory for medical and biotechnological applications. Encapsulated cells are being studied for the treatment of diabetes, liver failure, and other conditions. More recently, there have been extensive studies into the use of encapsulated genetically engineered cells for gene the...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Chang TM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to generate constructs for the treatment and repair of diseased organs. Generation of small vessels as vascular grafts or as envisioned central vessel for vascularized constructs is still a challenge. Here, the decellularization of porcine vessels by a non-dete...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Eyre K,Samper E,Haverich A,Hilfiker A,Andrée B

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate whether acellular endocardium can be used as a useful biomaterial for the intima of engineered small-caliber vascular grafts. Fresh endocardium was harvested from the swine left atrium and was decellularized by digestion with the decellularization solution of Triton X-100 and SDS containing DNa...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wang F,Guan X,Wu T,Qiao J,Han Z,Wu J,Yu X,You Q

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abdominal left ventricular assist device (ALVAD) is an order of magnitude more effective than conventional intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) in unloading and providing circulatory support to the failing left ventricle. This is a report of a unique case which demonstrates that in the absence of pulmonary vascular...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Norman JC,Dacso CC,Reul GJ,Massin EK,Klima T,Kahan BD,Keiser JT,Cooley DA

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We were led to the premise that with retrograde oxygenated blood perfusion, it would be possible to perform operations on the beating heart. METHODS:The experiment consisted of two stages: procedure 1 and 2. In procedure 1, six pigs were used. Retrograde perfusion flow was controlled to be in the range of 5.0-...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Tsukioka T,Tomita S,Watanabe G,Takemura H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of three flushing techniques on subsequent liver function was assessed using the in vivo isolated liver perfusion model (ILPM). Livers from brain-dead mongrel dogs were flushed with cold Euro-Collins as follows: Group I, rapid in situ flushing (10 min); Group II, regular in situ flushing (45 min); Group I...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Castellanos J,Toledo-Pereyra LH,Finkelstein I,Kestenberg W,Chapman M,Choudhury S

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and performance of the Arrow CorAide left ventricular assist system (LVAS) (Arrow International, Reading, PA, USA), a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device, as bridge to transplantation or recovery as well as destination therapy in patients with New York Heart ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Saeed D,Arusoglu L,Gazzoli F,Hetzer R,Morshius M,Alloni A,Viganò M,Koerfer R,Golding LA,El Banayosy A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing amount of evidence points to cerebral embolization during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) as the principal etiologic factor of neurologic complications. In this study, the capability of capturing and classification of gaseous emboli and pressure drop of three different membrane oxygenators (Sorin Apex, Teru...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Guan Y,Palanzo D,Kunselman A,Undar A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common method of controlling acidemia during lung-protective ventilation is CO₂ removal with an extracorporeal lung assist (ECLA) system. Another possibility to prevent acidemia is based on intravenous (i.v.) application of tris-hydroxymethyl-aminomethane (3 mol/L, THAM) buffer, which can bind hydrogen proton...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Russ M,Deja M,Ott S,Bedarf J,Keckel T,Hiebl B,Wagner JJ,Unger JK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A magnetically levitated (maglev) centrifugal blood pump (CBP), intended for use as a ventricular assist device, needs to be highly durable and reliable for long-term use without any mechanical failure. Furthermore, maglev CBPs should be small enough to be implanted into patients of various size and weight. We have de...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Asama J,Shinshi T,Hoshi H,Takatani S,Shimokohbe A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During revision of a failed acetabular component with well-fixed antiquated femoral stem, the same variant of metal head is usually not available in the inventory production. We gathered the stems retrieved from revision surgeries and tried to reassemble with the commercially available femoral heads. This study report...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Chen CF,Chen WM,Yang CT,Huang CK,Chen TH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of liver allografts to even minimal periods of ischemia currently limits the duration of hepatic preservation prior to liver transplantation. This study evaluates the role of activated carbon hemoperfusion (ACH) for assisting the recovery of canine livers ischemically damaged by a 20-min occlusion of t...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Toledo-Pereyra LH

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients were studied during four sessions of acetate-free biofiltration (AFBF). AFBF is a new dialysis technique with no base replacement agents in the dialysate and with the addition in postdilution mode of bicarbonate (HCO3) solution directly into the extracorporeal blood circuit. In this study the effects on...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Santoro A,Ferrari G,Spongano M,Badiali F,Zucchelli P

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modeling different treatment options before a procedure is performed is a promising approach for surgical decision making and patient care in heart valve disease. This study investigated the hemodynamic impact of different prostheses through patient-specific MRI-based CFD simulations. Ten time-resolved MRI data sets w...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hellmeier F,Nordmeyer S,Yevtushenko P,Bruening J,Berger F,Kuehne T,Goubergrits L,Kelm M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No standardized treatment algorithm exists for the management of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD)-specific infections. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the outcomes of CF-LVAD-specific infections as managed by device exchange to other treatment modalities not i...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Bauer TM,Choi JH,Luc JGY,Weber MP,Moncho Escrivá E,Patel S,Maynes EJ,Boyle AJ,Samuels LE,Entwistle JW,Morris RJ,Massey HT,Tchantchaleishvili V

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In total, 30 patients suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia, resistant to diet and lipid-lowering drugs, were treated for up to 6 years (3.6 + or - 1.6; range, 0.2-6.8 years) with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis. Three different systems were used; the dextran sulfate adsorption system (Kaneka) for 27 of...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Bambauer R,Schiel R,Latza R,Klinkmann J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient survival from our hemodialysis (HD) center over the past 11 years was analyzed. Four hundred four patients, 212 female and 192 male, were treated by chronic intermittent HD. Patients were offered standard acetate-cellulosic membranes of 1.0-1.3 m2. During this period 181 patients died. One hundred three patien...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Polenakovik M,Sikole A,Stojcev N,Spasovski G,Amitov V,Nikolov V,Masin G,Klinkmann H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon introducing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the indications for CABG were expanded to include patients who previously had no operative indications. For accurate anastomosis, various devices and methods have been developed. Bradycardia is easily induced by drug administration. However, this method...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kuniyoshi Y,Koja K,Miyagi K,Shimoji M,Uezu T,Arakaki K,Yamashiro S,Mabuni K,Senaha S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of Berlin Heart EXCOR VAD (BH) is a validated therapy to bridge pediatric patients to heart transplant. Serial echocardiographic (ECHO) assessment of VAD patients is necessary to support patients' management. This work aims at developing an innovative strategy to evaluate the BH device functioning by ECHO and ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Di Molfetta A,Iacobelli R,Ferrari G,Filippelli S,Perri G,Toscano A,Adorisio R,Guccione P,Amodeo A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomechanical actuation of an implanted ventricular assist device (VAD) is an attractive means of providing long-term circulatory support. Studies show that energy from electrically stimulated skeletal muscle can, in principle, be used to provide tether-free cardiac assistance without the need for percutaneous driveli...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Trumble DR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the in vivo performance of a new microaxial rotary blood pump developed for long-term intraportal implantation. The pump, measuring 7 mm in diameter, has a single stage impeller and is powered by a microelectric motor. The pump was implanted into the portal vein in 13 large white pi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Havlík R,Kerkhoffs W,Jiao LR,Schumacher O,Reul H,Habib N

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00