Pulse push/pull hemodialysis: in vitro study on new dialysis modality with higher convective efficiency.

abstract：:The effect of age on the calcification of biomaterials was studied by the subcutaneous implantation of poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogel in rats. The hydrogel sheets were implanted in rats 6, 12, 24, and 52 weeks (1 year) of age. The retrieved implants were compared and the percentage weight increase by mineral...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Imai Y

更新日期：1985-08-01 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：:Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has been shown to have therapeutic effects on asthma through CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs). We sought to assess pretreatment with inactivated BCG on CD4+CD25+ Tregs and its functional and structural effects in rat asthma model. The rat asthma model was established using ovalbumin ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Gong P,Li Y,Tan YP,Li H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been developing a new type of centrifugal pump for long-term use. The magnetically suspended centrifugal pump (MSCP) contains no shaft and seal so that long life expectancy is predicted. Paracorporeal left ventricular (LV) assist circulation between the left atrium and the descending aorta was instituted using...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yamada T,Nishimura K,Park CH,Kono S,Yuasa S,Tsukiya T,Akamatsu T,Matsuda K,Ban T

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most bioartificial liver support systems are based on hollow fiber capillaries within modified dialysis cartridges or more sophisticated bioreactor constructions. Due to their design microscopic follow-up of reorganization and growth of tissue between the hollow fibers is not possible. The SlideReactor is a simple hol...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sauer IM,Schwartlander R,Schmid J,Efimova E,Vondran FW,Kehr D,Pless G,Spinelli A,Brandenburg B,Hildt E,Neuhaus P

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients all over the world suffer from acute wounds caused by traumas or burns. In most crucial cases, skin regeneration cannot be promoted spontaneously, and skin grafts are applied as the main treatment. However, this therapy has some drawbacks which motivate researchers to develop wound dressings. In this stu...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mohseni M,Shamloo A,Aghababaei Z,Vossoughi M,Moravvej H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence in rat serum of three novel immunosuppressive proteins is associated with induction of tolerance after liver grafting. One of these, KX-5 (40 kilodalton molecular weight) is present 40-100 days after grafting of DA liver into PVG, a combination in which liver grafts are not rejected; two others, KX-2 (87 ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kamada N

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Success of total artificial heart (TAH) implantation as a temporary measure depends on three factors: proper patient selection, adequate surgical technique, and safe cardiac prostheses. From 1986 until March 1990, 237 patients with stagnant heart failure were examined. Sixty-one patients (27%) were put on a waiting li...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Shumakov V,Zimin N,Kazakov E,Kormer A,Vorontsov S,Nikolaenko E,Kozlov I,Drobyshev A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To provide percutaneous access, a new circulatory assist system was developed. We call this newly developed system the modified assist device (MAD). The system is composed of a sac-type blood pump and cannula. Inflow and outflow valves are mounted in the apex and at the side wall 10 cm from the apex of the cannula, re...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Imanishi K,Imachi K,Yoshito H,Isoyama T,Abe Y,Chinzei T,Mabuchi K,Kanda K,Tsutsui N,Suma K,Fujimasa I

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the first in vivo experiments with a new type of valveless ventricular assist device, a wave-generating pump. Our goal was to evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the pump by comparing it with the Biomedicus BP-80 centrifugal pump and by sustaining a 3 h long left ventricular assistance. We co...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Feier H,Mekkaoui C,Drevet JB,Sérée Y,Richomme C,Rolland PH,Mesana TG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a revision of the IDE Application Form, "How to Comply with the Food and Drug Administration's New 'Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)' Regulations, Including an Application Form" originally published in Artificial Organs, Volume 4, Number 4, November 1980. This publication updates the IDE application form...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors：

更新日期：1982-02-01 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：:Thirty-five patients undergoing open-heart surgery are reported. Cardiac index, mean arterial pressure, oxygen consumption, lactate, pyruvate, and lactate excess in the blood were measured. An inverse correlation of arterial pressure with oxygen consumption and lactate excess was found during perfusion. Comparison of ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Osipov VP,Khodas MJ,Dementjeva II,Pjatnitskaja GKh

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976, the authors became the codevelopers of the first successful bileaflet heart valve which has become the standard in valvular surgery. However, there still remains a significant rate of thromboembolism and thrombosis which can be attributed to the inherent design of cavities in the pivot area. These cavities co...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nicoloff DM,Friedberg HD,Villafaña MA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombosis and thromboembolism are the life-threatening clinical complications for patients supported or treated with prosthetic cardiovascular devices. The high mechanical shear stress within these devices is believed to be the major contributing factor to cause platelet activation (PA) and function alteration, leadi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ding J,Chen Z,Niu S,Zhang J,Mondal NK,Griffith BP,Wu ZJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centrifugal pumps have been used widely as the main pump in open heart surgery to reduce damage to blood elements and to reduce the activation of the coagulation system. The purpose of this study was the evaluation and comparison of the effects of two types of centrifugal pumps and of one type of roller pump on blood ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yoshikai M,Hamada M,Takarabe K,Okazaki Y,Yoshika M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an effective treatment method of cardiogenic shock patients with or without lung failure. However, complications like infection and bleeding are common. The classical implantation approach requires full sternotomy, mobilization of the heart, with the well-known risks of bl...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Weymann A,Sabashnikov A,Patil NP,Mohite PN,Zych B,Garcia Saez D,Popov AF,Simon AR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principle of a patient-specific immunoadsorber (PsIA) is demonstrated. Studies with model systems (HSA/anti-HSA) on immobilization, stability, and leakage form the basis for the presented fast-performance liquid chromatography (FPLC) and batch experiments, which were conducted using two different protein A adsorbe...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kunkel S,Holtz M,Grossjohann B,Schuett W,Klinkmann H,Kong D,Yamada R,Kimura H,Matic GB,Ramlow W,Boeden HF

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of granulocyte elastase in complex with alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (E-alpha 1-PI) increased during hemodialysis from 110 +/- 10 to 506 +/- 66 micrograms/L using dialyzers made of polyamide, from 95 +/- 2.2 to 211 +/- 54 micrograms/ml with hemophane and from 114 +/- 10 to 203 +/- 25 using dialyzers made...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Haag-Weber M,Schollmeyer P,Hörl WH

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:Widespread use of heart transplantation is limited by the scarcity of donor organs. Total artificial heart (TAH) development has been pursued to address this shortage, especially to treat patients who require biventricular support. We have developed a novel TAH that utilizes a continuously spinning rotor that shuttles...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Glynn J,Song H,Hull B,Withers S,Gelow J,Mudd J,Starr A,Wampler R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis remains difficult and often controversial. Plasma exchange has been advocated in some cases. In the present study 71 sessions of double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) were performed in 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an average of 3.7 +/- 1.1 sessions per patient within...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Liu JD,Zhang C,Li WS,Lun LD

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the microvessels in bulbar conjunctiva, we conducted an experiment in goat with a pneumatically driven left heart bypass pump, which was replaced with an undulation pump-left ventricle assist device for 9 days. Three flow patterns were tested: complete pulsatile, continuous, and percentage of pulsatile. We st...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Dobsák P,Novakova M,Baba A,Vasku J,Isoyama T,Saito I,Abe Y,Chinzei T,Imachi K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the autonomic nervous system during left heart bypass with a vibrating flow pump (VFP), fluctuations in hemodynamic derivatives were evaluated by the spectral analysis method using fast fourier transform methodology. After the left pleural cavity was opened through the fourth intercostal space under general...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yambe T,Kobayashi S,Nanka S,Naganuma S,Nitta S,Matsuki H,Abe K,Yoshizawa M,Fukuju T,Tabayashi K,Takeda H,Hashimoto H

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jaundice is characterized by an excessive accumulation of bilirubin in the blood and tissues. A novel approach to reduce plasma levels of bilirubin by blocking its enterohepatic circulation was investigated. The treatment consisted of oral administration of immobilized bilirubin oxidase, which could oxidize bilirubin ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Soltys PJ,Mullon C,Langer R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel method of extracorporeal support for fulminant liver failure is reported whereby the most important detoxification processes of the liver are reproduced in an enzyme reactor. Most of the endogenous toxins involved in hepatic coma can be deactivated directly by conjugation with a hydrophilic residue such as glu...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Brunner G,Holloway CJ,Lösgen H

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) requirement in infants presents a unique challenge because of the large prime volume-to-blood volume ratio. Packed red blood cells (PRBCs) tend to deteriorate with long-term storage owing to their unphysiological composition and osmolality. Given that blood priming is inevitable in neonate...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Gholampour Dehaki M,Niknam S,Bakhshandeh H,Azarfarin R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-engineered heart valves constructed from a xenogeneic or allogeneic decellularized matrix might overcome the disadvantages of current heart valve substitutes. One major necessity besides effective decellularization is to preserve the biomechanical properties of the valve. Native and decellularized porcine pulmo...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Seebacher G,Grasl C,Stoiber M,Rieder E,Kasimir MT,Dunkler D,Simon P,Weigel G,Schima H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in plasma sodium (Na) concentration during hemodialysis were predicted by changes in Na concentration of the dialysate at equilibrium with the plasma, according to the formula C't = CD - (CD - C'0) [(V0 - QFt)/V0]A/QF, where C'0 and C't are the Na concentration of the dialysate at equilibrium with the plasma a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Man NK,Petitclerc T,Tien NQ,Jehenne G,Funck-Brentano JL

更新日期：1985-05-01 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