Dialysis reduces portal pressure in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to review the pathways of hydrogen ion production and removal due to intermediary metabolism. The principal method of analysis employed was one based on a theoretical approach because it is the most accurate and has the broadest application. In the absence of hypoxia and insulin deficiency...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Halperin ML

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The limited success of cardiac stem cell therapy has lately generated discussion regarding its effectiveness. We hypothesized that immediate cell loss after intramyocardial injection significantly obscures the regenerative potential of stem cell therapy. Therefore, our aim was to assess the distribution and quantity o...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Martens A,Rojas SV,Baraki H,Rathert C,Schecker N,Zweigerdt R,Schwanke K,Rojas-Hernandez S,Martin U,Saito S,Schmitto JD,Haverich A,Kutschka I

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:For many years, it was thought that nonpulsatile perfusion produced physiological and circulatory abnormalities. Since 1977, Yukihiko Nosé and his colleagues have challenged this misconception. Toward that end, they did show that if a 20% higher blood flow uses more than that required for a pulsatile blood pump, then ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nosé Y,Kawahito K,Nakazawa T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this clinical study were to compare the maintenance doses for intravenous (i.v.) and subcutaneous (SC) administration of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) and to investigate whether there is any difference in the increase of the packed cellular volume (PCV) per week under i.v. and SC administration ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Schaller R,Sperschneider H,Thieler H,Dutz W,Hans S,Voigt D,Marx M,Engelmann J,Schöter KH,Scigalla P

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow visualization is widely applied to evaluate rotary blood pumps; however, it is very difficult to visualize flow near the vanes of centrifugal blood pumps because the rotational speed of the impeller is usually several thousand rpm. In this study, a tracer method with a high speed video camera that can take more t...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sakuma I,Tadokoro H,Fukui Y,Dohi T

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：:In clinical application of rotary blood pumps, flow obstruction as a result of suction of the inflow cannula, kinking of tubing, or thrombus formation occurs quite frequently. Early detection of such problems is essential to avoid hemolysis, tissue degradation, or release of thrombi to the patient. A program was devel...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Holzer S,Scherer R,Schmidt C,Schwendenwein I,Wieselthaler G,Noisser R,Schima H

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotary ventricular assist devices (VADs) are primarily used during surgery and short-term postoperative assistance. There are issues involving the use of rotary VADs including the behavior of flow emanating from the assist device which might induce flow irregularities that could potentially lead to stroke or cerebrova...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Manning KB,Miller GE

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：:We developed a novel miniaturized extracorporeal centrifugal pump "BIOFLOAT NCVC (Nipro Corporation Osaka, Japan) as a ventricular assist device (VAD) and performed a preclinical study that is part of the process for its approval as a bridge to decision by the pharmaceutical and medical device agencies. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Shimamura J,Mizuno T,Takewa Y,Tsukiya T,Naito N,Akiyama D,Iizuka K,Katagiri N,Nishimura T,Ono M,Tatsumi E

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Monoclonal antibodies for targeting cytotoxic conjugates to tumor cells are currently being evaluated together with extracorporeal affinity adsorption. The aim of the adsorption was to reduce undesired side effects in normal organs and to increase the tumor-to-normal tissue ratios. This technique is also applicable to...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mårtensson L,Nilsson R,Sjögren HO,Strand SE,Tennvall J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to assess the effect of nitric oxide added to the sweep gas of the oxygenator during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in infants on platelet count, platelet function, clinical outcomes, and safety. A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial in infants less than a year of age undergoi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Niebler RA,Chiang-Ching H,Daley K,Janecke R,Jobe SM,Mitchell ME,Varner C,Woods K,Scott JP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to study the aging effects on the in vitro biological properties of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) for construction of tissue-engineered heart valves. BMSCs were taken from teenagers with congenital heart diseases, and middle-aged and elderly patients with valvular diseases. Proliferati...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Xin Y,Wang YM,Zhang H,Li J,Wang W,Wei YJ,Hu SS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pseudo-one compartment model has been proposed to describe phosphorus kinetics during hemodialysis and the immediate post-dialysis period. This model assumes that phosphorus mobilization from tissues is proportional to the difference between the pre-dialysis serum concentration (a constant) and the instantaneous ser...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Leypoldt JK,Agar BU,Cheung AK,Bernardo AA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outgrowth of endothelial cells in an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft implanted in the canine inferior vena cava was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The adjacent endothelial cells of the vena cava started to invade the anastomotic area three days after the implantation and reached approximately the ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ishimaru S,Berglin E,Hansson HA,Teger-Nilsson AC,William-Olsson G

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the efficiency of respiratory gas exchange in vitro through a dialysis membrane mounted inside a flat plate Kiil dialyzer, the model reactions of hydrogen peroxide reduction by a metal ion and of the carbon dioxide precipitation in the form of a carbonate in the dialysate were used. A comparison of the rates...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Zborowski M

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a novel method to simultaneously evaluate thromboresistance of two different types of drip chambers with a filter used in extracorporeal blood circuits for hemodialysis using canine arteriovenous shunt models. Bilateral bypasses between the femoral artery and vein on both sides of the animal were for...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yamazaki M,Kobayashi K,Mori Y,Satoh T,Kubota S

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：: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：:The ventricular assist device inflow cannulation site is the primary interface between the device and the patient. Connecting these cannulae to either atria or ventricles induces major changes in flow dynamics; however, there are little data available on precise quantification of these changes. The objective of this i...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Timms D,Gregory S,Hsu PL,Thomson B,Pearcy M,McNeil K,Fraser J,Steinseifer U

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seventy-two patients at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, were placed on BioMedicus centrifugal ventricular support. One hundred thirty-nine patients were male and 33 were female with a mean age of 59.7 years. Reasons for support were postcardiotomy cardiac failure (129 patients), cardiac allog...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Noon GP,Ball JW Jr,Papaconstantinou HT

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical data from 120 adult patients with genetically undifferentiated polycystic kidney disease who had been followed up for more than 3 months (range 3-172) were reviewed in order to try to identify clinical indicators that might predict deterioration in renal function. They were split into two groups dependent on ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Griveas I,Bishop K,World M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a method for making percutaneous devices that have high biocompatibility and do not induce downgrowth of epidermal cells, we prepared a partial decellularized dermis (DD)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) complex (PDPC) with a PMMA rod firmly stabilized inside. The porcine decellularized tissue was chosen be...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nam K,Matsushima R,Kimura T,Fujisato T,Kishida A

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:The neutralization of bacterial endotoxins (ET) is still an unsolved problem in therapeutic medicine. The efficacy of anti-endotoxin antibodies or receptor antagonists and other substances interfering with the endotoxin-induced pathomechanisms is dependent on an intact cellular degradation system of the host. However,...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mitzner S,Schneidewind J,Falkenhagen D,Loth F,Klinkmann H

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing practice of dialyzer reuse in recent years is mainly based on medical and economic considerations. However, adverse reactions such as immunohemolytic anemia due to anti-Nform antibody associated with dialyzer reuse have been reported. In this study, scanning electron microscopy and cytologic staining were ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ng YY,Yang AH,Wong KC,Lan HY,Hung TL,Kerr PG,Huang TP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cardiac surgeries, it is frequently necessary to make the external blood circulation and oxygenation artificially. This procedure is called extracorporeal circulation (EC) or heart-lung bypass. During EC, one of the most important parameters, which demands continuous monitoring, is the blood flow. In many cases, th...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Dantas RG,Costa ET

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid acceleration of technology development is outpacing our ability to assess it objectively and competently. Our challenge is to develop new assessment methods that take into account the fast moving nature of technology development while still protecting the patients' and the public interest. ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Abele JE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00