Cytotoxicity of two novel formulations of calcium phosphate cements: a comparative in vitro study.

abstract：:Four hundred and forty-two serum ferritin determinations were performed in 144 patients on chronic intermittent hemodialysis treatment with intravenous iron substitution and/or oral iron substitution. Iron substitution should be done individually according to regular serum ferritin determinations. Intravenous iron sub...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Müller HA,Schneider H,Hövelborn U,Streicher E

更新日期：1981-05-01 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：:In order to define physiological properties of the autograft root, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings relative to three different operative techniques were compared with those of control subjects. Twenty-three patients, 18/5 M/F, aged 32 ± 9 years, underwent MRI assessment of the aortic root. Patients with norm...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Luciani GB,Viscardi F,Puppini G,Faggian G,Mazzucco A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A physiological controller is a key component to optimize the performance of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) from short term to long term (10-20 years). The difficulties of its design lie in the inaccurate modeling of any particular human cardiovascular system because of limited knowledge, the large fluctuatio...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wu Y,Allaire PE,Tao G,Adams M,Liu Y,Wood H,Olsen DB

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual prostheses are the focus of intensive research efforts to restore some measure of useful vision to blind or near-blind patients. The development of such technology is being guided to an extent by tools that simulate prosthesis behavior for healthy sighted subjects in order to assess system requirements and conf...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Obeid I,Veraart C,Delbeke J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A compact three-dimensional (3D) module is needed for hepatocyte culture in order to develop an effective hybrid artificial liver system that can retain hepatocellular structure and differentiated functions. We treated the 3D module with collagen gel to entrap rat hepatocytes. This method yielded a high hepatocellular...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Takeshita K,Ishibashi H,Suzuki M,Yamamoto T,Akaike T,Kodama M

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been developing some types of microcapsule suspensions with polyurethane membranes to evaluate the absolute hemolytic characteristics of the centrifugal blood pumps used in circulatory support devices such as artificial hearts. In order to facilitate/realize hemolysis testing on centrifugal blood pumps that ha...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Maruyama O,Yamaguchi K,Nishida M,Onoguchi T,Tsutsui T,Jikuya T,Yamane T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When cavitation occurs near a material surface of a mechanical heart valve (MHV), pits on the surface of the MHV and hemolysis are caused. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the possibility of the occurrence of cavitation in an MHV. To study the possibility of cavitation occurrence in a 25 mm Björk-Shiley ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Lee H,Tsukiya T,Homma A,Taenaka Y,Tatsumi E,Takano H

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether pulsatile perfusion during cardiac surgery has a lesser effect on renal dysfunction than nonpulsatile perfusion after cardiac surgery in randomized controlled trials. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were used to identify ava...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nam MJ,Lim CH,Kim HJ,Kim YH,Choi H,Son HS,Lim HJ,Sun K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to find an adequate end-point rewarming temperature after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), 50 pediatric patients who underwent cardiac surgery were randomly assigned for the end-point rectal rewarming temperature at either 35.5 (Group 1) or 37.0 degrees C (Group 2). The patients' rectal temperat...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kim WG,Yang JH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few instruments are currently available to test mitral valve function in an ex vivo state due to the technical difficulties involved. To investigate the native ex vivo mitral valve or prosthetic mitral valve with chordae, we developed a mitral valve adapter with an annulus suturing portion and 2 papillary muscle sutur...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Katoh T,Ikeda N,Nishi K,Gohra H,Hamano K,Noda H,Fujimura Y,Esato K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen percent of 99 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis showed an increased predialysis peripheral blood eosinophil count (mean value of 828 cells/mm3, range 410-2,710). Patients with eosinophilia were predominantly male and evidenced more frequent elevation of total plasma IgE levels. Otherwise, no differ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Friedberg M,Joffe P,Nielsen B,Nielsen LP

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:In this pilot study, we assessed the feasibility of using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging for in vivo measurement of skeletal muscle ventricle (SMV) tissue blood flow. In 4 dogs, with SMVs prepared from their latissimus dorsi muscle, we quantified SMV tissue blood flow by PET and related it to the tissue fl...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Singh TP,Greer K,Muzik O,Hammond RL,Stephenson LW,Di Carli MF

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare patients with severe biventricular heart failure who underwent Berlin Heart Excor implantation with (cardiogenic shock [CS] status) or without the need for preoperative extracorporeal life support (ECLS) as a bridge to long-term device. A total of 40 consecutive patients with sever...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Weymann A,Farag M,Sabashnikov A,Fatullayev J,Zeriouh M,Schmack B,Arif R,Müller F,Alt C,Raake P,Prakash Patil N,Popov AF,Rüdiger Simon A,Karck M,Ruhparwar A,Heidelberg-Cologne-Harefield Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mecha

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of anaphylatoxins, particularly C5a, is important in extracorporeal circulation therapies such as granulocyte/monocyte apheresis, which activates the complement system and elevates C5a levels. However, no side effects of granulocyte/monocyte apheresis using cellulose acetate beads have been reported. To...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Takeda Y,Ohba M,Ueno M,Saniabadi AR,Wakabayashi I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study a highly biocompatible polymer membrane was prepared by surface modification. An artificial cornea was also developed for clinical applications. Silicone rubber (SR) membrane was grafted with hydrophilic monomers such as 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and acrylic acid by plasma induced grafted polyme...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hsiue GH,Lee SD,Chang PC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the influence of hydration state on plasma volume (PV) changes during ultrafiltration, 11 clinically normhydrated patients on maintenance hemodialysis were studied intraindividually during 2 hydration states differing by 2-15% of lean body mass (LBM). Plasma volume was measured continually during a 15-min ul...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wizemann V,Leibinger A,Mueller K,Nilson A

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated clotting time (ACT) is the most commonly used laboratory test to control the heparin effect during extracorporeal techniques. The study was undertaken in order to test in vitro the influence of heparin, platelet count, hematocrit, platelet fragmentation, and platelet activation on ACT. Blood was drawn from v...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Girardi L,Sudi K,Muntean W

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

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：:To remove anti-DNA antibodies from a patient's plasma with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a DNA immunoadsorbent was developed by covalently coupling calf thymus DNA on activated Sepharose 4FF. Sepharose 4FF was activated with 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximido carbonochloridate (Cl-CO-ONB), which was proven to be a v...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kong DL,Schuett W,Boeden HF,Kunkel S,Holtz M,Matic G,Yamada R,Yu YT,Klinkmann H

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the most recent data confirming the angiographic and pathological efficacy of LDL-apheresis for coronary atherosclerosis of a familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patient using collected data of a large number of cases and especially of one autopsy case. Changes in coronary artery stenosis have been assesse...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Koga N,Iwata Y,Yamamoto A

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roller pumps have been widely used in the ventricular assist field for many years, while the significant hemolysis caused by its mechanical stress is still a fundamental problem. Although the usual under-occlusion setting was considered as an effective method to reduce the hemolysis rate, its nonocclusive condition of...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Zhou Y,Sun B,Chen M,Cui C

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple observational studies along with a limited number of randomized clinical trials suggest that intensive hemodialysis (IHD) not only improves outcomes for uremic patients undergoing chronic dialysis but does so with a more favorable cost/benefit ratio compared with conventional hemodialysis. As a result of this...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Naso A,Scaparrotta G,Naso E,Calò LA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) increased following a reduction in systemic blood flow to 60% or less of the original cardiac output using a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of reducing systemic blood flow on tissue oxyge...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Uozaki Y,Dihmis WC,Yamauchi H,Moczar M,Miyama M,Pasteau F,Tixier D,Bambang SL,Loisance DY

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular (RV) function immediately after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is a crucial prognostic factor. RV failure is linked to increased mortality and worse outcome. A phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, sildenafil, was shown to decrease pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary artery press...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hamdan R,Mansour H,Nassar P,Saab M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative assessment has been made regarding efficacy and safety of the double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP), thermofiltration (TFPP), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) adsorptive (PA) methods by making a crossover test on heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients. Treatments by DFPP, TFPP (secondary ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Suzuki M,Yamane S,Matsugane T,Nobuto T,Azuma N,Nishide T,Shinomiya M,Saito K,Sasaki N,Nosé Y

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new intravascular pumping oxygenator (IVPO) was developed for intravascular gas exchange and circulatory assistance in critically ill patients with respiratory and circulatory failure. The IVPO utilizes new silicone hollow fibers (diameter, 1 mm; membrane width, 50 microns) and consists of two driving tubes for the ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sueda T,Fukunaga S,Morita S,Sueshiro M,Hirai S,Okada K,Orihashi K,Matsuura Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:This article reviews the clinical, biological, radiological, and pathological procedures and their respective indications for the practical diagnosis of the following various histological patterns of renal osteodystrophy: osteitis fibrosa due to parathyroid hormone (PTH) hypersecretion: osteomalacia or rickets due to ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Fournier A,Oprisiu R,Hottelart C,Yverneau PH,Ghazali A,Atik A,Hedri H,Said S,Sechet A,Rasolombololona M,Abighanem O,Sarraj A,El Esper N,Moriniere P,Boudailliez B,Westeel PF,Achard JM,Pruna A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00