Centrifugal pumps and heparin-coated circuits in surgical treatment of giant cerebral aneurysms.

abstract：:We designed a 24-field array and an on-line control box that selects which and how many of 24 fields will conduct electrical charge during functional electrical stimulation. The array was made using a conductive microfiber textile, silver two-component adhesive, and the conductive ink imprint on the polycarbonate. The...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Popović-Bijelić A,Bijelić G,Jorgovanović N,Bojanić D,Popović MB,Popović DB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering of cardiovascular structures represents a novel approach to improve clinical strategies in heart valve disease treatment. The aim of this study was to engineer decellularized atrioventricular heart valve neoscaffolds with an intact ultrastructure and to reseed them with umbilical cord-derived endoth...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Weymann A,Radovits T,Schmack B,Li S,Korkmaz S,Soós P,Istók R,Veres G,Chaimow N,Karck M,Szabó G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of creating multifocal ischemia in animals leading to left ventricular (LV) functional impairment is described. In a series of 10 mongrel dogs, electrodes were implanted in multiple branches of the coronary arteries. Subsequently, in seven animals, an 800-microA anodal current was applied for 3 h repeatedly o...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Polanski J,Mandell G,Wasfie T,Freed PS,Yoshizu H,Stein PD,Sabbah HN,Kantrowitz A

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyridoxalated-hemoglobin-polyoxyethylene conjugate (PHP), which is made from out-dated human red blood cells by two major chemical modifications, namely pyridoxalation and conjugation with polyoxyethylene (POE), is currently under development as a physiological oxygen carrier. This study assessed the effects of PHP-88...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Takahashi T,Iwasaki K,Malchesky PS,Harasaki H,Matsushita M,Nosé Y,Rolin H 3rd,Hall PM

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While pediatric HeartWare HVAD application has increased, determining candidacy and timing for initiation of pediatric VAD support has remained a challenge. We present our experience with a systematic approach to HVAD implantation as a bridge to pediatric heart transplantation. We performed a retrospective, single cen...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nelson McMillan K,Hibino N,Brown EE,Wadia R,Hunt EA,Marshall C,Alvarez-Machado M,Alejo D,Coulson JD,Ravekes W,Vricella LA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximum ventricular elastance is a reliable index for assessing the cardiac function from changes in its pressure-volume relationship. The advantage of this index is that it can represent the contractility of either unassisted hearts or native hearts assisted with rotary blood pumps. However, there are situations ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sugai TK,Tanaka A,Yoshizawa M,Shiraishi Y,Yambe T,Nitta S,Baba A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The design criteria of an extracorporeal circuit suitable for pulsatile flow are quite different and more entangled than for steady flow. The time and costs of the design process could be reduced if mutual influences between the pulsatile pump and other extracorporeal devices were considered without experimental trial...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Pennati G,Fiore GB,Laganà K,Fumero R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation has been made into whether charcoal hemoperfusion stimulates a hyperplastic response in the liver of the normal rat. Animals underwent hemoperfusion over Norit RBX1 (Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.) charcoal granules using a technique which allowed perfusion in the unrestrained and conscious state. Control...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ryan CJ,Courtney JM,Wood CB,Blumgart LH

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most important factors that seems to be involved in total hip replacement is periprosthetic osteolysis. As it is well documented that several interleukins (ILs) are triggered in periprosthetic osteolysis, this article investigates the role of five ILs in primary and replacement total hip arthroplasty, under...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Beraudi A,Stea S,Cremonini S,Visentin M,Toni A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with end-stage renal disease have a very high prevalence and extent of arterial calcification. A number of studies suggest that similar pathophysiologic mechanisms are responsible for development and progression of calcification of atherosclerotic plaque and bone formation. Fetuin-A is a potent calcification ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kirkpantur A,Altun B,Hazirolan T,Akata D,Arici M,Kirazli S,Turgan C

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells were subjected to flow in an in vitro circulatory loop designed to simulate the flow and pressure conditions in the aorta. The cells were cultured under stationary conditions on tubes of fibronectin-coated Silastic or of Dacron velour. The tubes were then added to the fl...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Eskin SG,Navarro LT,O'Bannon W,DeBakey ME

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial connections in a single-unit total artificial heart (TAH) may be difficult to make because of the rigidity of the device and the fixed position of the atrial inlets. We developed a technique to separate the natural atrial borders in an experimental implantation of a unitary TAH. In this technique, the interatri...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Frazier OH,Matsuwaka R,Parnis SM,Furusho N,McGee MG,Fuqua JM

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work is the evaluation of four different heat exchangers used for myocardium during cardioplegic system in cardiac surgeries. Four types of shell and tube heat exchangers made of different exchange elements were constructed, as follows: stainless steel tubes, aluminium tubes, polypropylene hollow fiber...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Drummond M,Novello WP,de Arruda AC,Braile DM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 138 patients who had experienced hypersensitivity-type reactions while on hemodialysis (reactors) were examined retrospectively by the radioallergosorbent test (RAST) for specific IgE antibody to ethylene oxide (ETO). Seventy-eight hemodialysis patients without a history of reaction were also evaluated as co...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Pearson F,Bruszer G,Lee W,Sagona M,Sargent H,Woods E,Dolovich J,Caruana R

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubular polymer scaffolds based on tissue engineering techniques have been studied as potential alternatives for vascular regeneration implants. The blood vessels of the cardiovascular system are mainly fibrous, composed of collagen (Col) and elastin (El), and its inner layer consists of endothelial cells. In this wor...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Rodrigues ICP,Pereira KD,Woigt LF,Jardini AL,Luchessi AD,Lopes ÉSN,Webster TJ,Gabriel LP

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The rotary blood pump will be an implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in the near future. However, the best control method and the interrelationship between the rotary blood pump and native heart functions are unclear. An estimation was made of the native heart cardiac output from the change of an LVAD's ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nakata K,Ohashi Y,Tayama E,Ohtsuka G,Takami Y,Mueller J,Glueck J,Nosé Y

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clearance characteristics of two sizes of hemodialyzers (0.9 m2 and 1.5 m2) from the same range of products have been studied over the dialysate flow range of 500-3,000 ml/min to establish the device's overall mass transfer resistance characteristics. The results obtained demonstrate a difference in the overall ma...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Allen R,Frost TH,Hoenich NA

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DexAide right ventricular assist device (RVAD) has been developed to provide an implantable RVAD option to surgeons. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal cannula design and optimal implantation location of the DexAide RVAD in preparation for its clinical use. Separately, a HeartMate XVE left ventricu...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ootaki Y,Ootaki C,Kamohara K,Akiyama M,Cingoz F,Kopcak MW Jr,Dessoffy R,Liu J,Massiello A,Horvath D,Chen JF,Zhou Q,Benefit S,Golding LA,Fukamachi K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine (CyA) has an immunosuppressive effect that might suggest a therapeutic role in idiopathic glomerular conditions. We focused on the optimization of CyA treatment control in patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome by using trough-level CyA measurements (C0) and the 2-h postdose levels (C2). Twenty-two p...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Griveas I,Visvardis G,Papadopoulou D,Nakopolou L,Karanikas E,Gogos K,Stavianoudakis G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies on the effects of scaling on the performance of centrifugal blood pumps were conducted in a closed-loop test rig. For the prototype, eight different impellers of the same outer diameter of 25 mm were tested at 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 revolutions per minute (rpm) using blood analog as fluid medium....

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wong YW,Chan WK,Yu SC,Chua LP

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may be implanted using peripheral ECMO (pECMO) or central ECMO (cECMO) cannulation techniques. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome between these two cannulation techniques. A retrospective study was performed at Düsseldorf University Hospital from O...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Saeed D,Stosik H,Islamovic M,Albert A,Kamiya H,Maxhera B,Lichtenberg A

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:This article introduces a unique miniaturization process of a magnetically levitated axial flow blood pump from a functional prototype to a pump suitable for animal trials. Through COMSOL three-dimensional finite element analysis and experimental verification, the hybrid magnetic bearings of the pump have been miniatu...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Cheng S,Olles MW,Olsen DB,Joyce LD,Day SW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insults sustained by transplanted livers (hepatectomy, hypothermic preservation, and normothermic reperfusion) could compromise hepatic function. Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is a physiologic gaseous signaling molecule, like nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). We examined the effect of diallyl disulfide as a H₂S...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Balaban CL,Rodriguez JV,Guibert EE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a controlled European multicenter study, clinical tolerance of subcutaneously administered recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-EPO) therapy and its influence on the course of illness in 362 hemodialyzed patients (162 males, 200 females) from 16 European dialysis centers was studied. Of these, 181 patients served a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Klinkmann H,Wieczorek L,Scigalla P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the incidence of end-stage heart failure steadily increasing, the need for a practical total artificial heart (TAH) has never been greater. Continuous flow TAHs (CFTAH) are being developed using rotary blood pumps (RBPs), leveraging their small size, mechanical simplicity, and excellent durability. To completely ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nestler F,Timms DL,Stevens M,Bradley AP,Wilson SJ,Kleinheyer M,Lovell N,Frazier OH,Cohn WE

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late referral (LR) to dialysis therapy has been associated with poor outcomes in people with end-stage renal disease. This had been ascribed to the frequent use of temporary vascular catheters (TVCs) in LR patients. The effects of LR and TVC on the outcomes of an incident hemodialysis population (n = 101) were investi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Gonçalves EA,Andreoli MC,Watanabe R,Freitas MC,Pedrosa AC,Manfredi SR,Draibe SA,Cendoroglo M,Canziani ME

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents results from the field calculation in a model of biological tissue taking into account the electroporation process. The electroporation model used in this study was proposed and experimentally verified by Glaser et al. for planar membranes. The numerical method for field calculation is based on a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ramos A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative liver failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality after extensive hepatectomies. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a hepatocyte bioreactor in the treatment of experimental post-hepatectomy liver failure. Our experimental model included a combination of a side-to-side portacava...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Arkadopoulos N,Kostopanagiotou G,Nastos C,Papalois A,Papoutsidakis N,Kalimeris K,Defterevos G,Kanna T,Polyzois K,Kampouroglou G,Kypriotis D,Costopanagiotou C,Pafiti A,Tzanatos H,Smyrniotis V

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study probed the changes of keratocytes cultured under simulated microgravity. Keratocytes were isolated from rabbit corneas using collagenase digestion method. Cells were seeded in a 55-mL capacity high-aspect-ratio vessel (HARV) of rotary cell culture system (RCCS) at a density of 1 x 10(4) cells/mL. Dehydrated...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Chen J,Chen R,Gao S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00