Can the human lumbar posterior columns be stimulated by transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation? A modeling study.

abstract：:The VentrAssist pump has no shaft or seal, and the device is unique in design because the rotor is suspended passively by hydrodynamic forces, and urging is accomplished by an integrated direct current motor rotor that also acts as the pump impeller. This device has led to many challenges in its fluidic design, namely...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Tansley G,Vidakovic S,Reizes J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major restrictions to the transport of solute and solvent across the peritoneum are the limited peritoneal blood flow, area and permeability. Recent investigations have demonstrated that several vasoactive drugs influence transport parameters. Isoproterenol, nitroprusside, dipyridamole and dopamine exemplify drugs...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Maher JF

更新日期：1979-08-01 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：: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：:Characteristics of morphology, cardiac function, and cardiac reserve at late state were evaluated at rest, by changing the pacing rates, and after exercise in patients with ventricular pacemakers for isolated congenital complete atrioventricular block. Heart size was reduced statistically after pacemaker implantation,...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nawa S,Kioka Y,Shimizu A,Tsuji H,Miyachi Y,Ebara K,Kino K,Shigenobu M,Murakami T,Senoo Y

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a healthy human cardiac system, a large asymmetric clockwise vortex present in the left ventricle (LV) efficiently diverts the filling jet from the mitral annulus to the left ventricular outflow track. However, prior clinical studies have shown that artificial mitral valve replacement can affect the formation of ph...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Tan SG,Hon JKF,Nguyen YN,Kim S,Leo HL

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:The therapy of terminal heart failure with left ventricular assist devices has become a standard in cardiac surgery. Yet the surgical implantation technique is not standardized and differs from center to center. Complications associated with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) inflow cannula placement are thrombosis...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hanke JS,Krabatsch T,Rojas SV,Deniz E,Ismail I,Martens A,Shrestha M,Haverich A,Netuka I,Schmitto JD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pump power loss is defined as input power that is not used for the output work of the pump. Less pump power loss means a higher pump efficiency. A common opinion is that the pump power loss is closely related to heat generation of the pump, which may affect not only the endurance of pump materials, but also blood dama...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Takami Y,Nakazawa T,Makinouchi K,Glueck J,Ohara Y,Benkowski RJ,Nosé Y

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of the platelet markers beta-thromboglobulin (beta-TG) and platelet factor 4 (PF4) are among the most sophisticated indexes of biocompatibility available to evaluate new members for hemodialysis. This investigation was designed to determine the extent of platelet activation by measuring the alpha-granule...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Buccianti G,Giaretto S,Pogliani EM,Lorenz M,Valenti G,Bianchi ML,Cresseri D

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the relationship of certain clinical variables (including bradykinin [BK] release and dialysis membrane) to initial mean arterial pressure (MAP) reduction in 47 patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in an intensive care unit. The pretreatment MAP was 84 +/- 14 mm Hg for the group a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Stoves J,Goode NP,Visvanathan R,Jones CH,Shires M,Will EJ,Davison AM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the aortic valve (AV) opens, the pump pressure head remains constant, which is reflected as a "notch/plateau" in pump pressure and flow signals. However, instantaneous flow estimation may be influenced by friction and is particularly difficult in axial pumps. Therefore, a new method to determine the duration of AV ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hayward C,Lim CP,Schima H,Macdonald P,Moscato F,Muthiah K,Granegger M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two series of experiments were conducted to assess the potential of artificial ventricular bypass in restoring cardiac activity. One series evaluated use of a paracorporeal left ventricle in 17 calves; the other evaluated biventricular bypass in 11 calves. Module pumps with a seamless blood chamber of polyurethane wer...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Tolpekin VE,Koblov LF,Kuvaev AE,Gasanov EK

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polynitroxylated pegylated hemoglobin (PNPH) as a multifunctional therapeutic takes advantage of the ability of hemoglobin (Hb) to transport oxygen, the antioxidative stress activities from the redox coupling of nitroxide and heme iron, and the hypercolloid properties of pegylation. The published preclinical data demo...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hsia CJ,Ma L

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Biofilms are communities of bacteria that can cause infections which are resistant to the immune system and antimicrobial treatments, posing a significant threat for patients with implantable and indwelling medical devices. The purpose of our research was to determine if utilizing specific parameters for electric curr...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Haddad PA,Mah TF,Mussivand T

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of extracorporeal adsorption of 1.5-3 L plasma on protein A-Sepharose was investigated in six patients with advanced cancer. Anticoagulation with heparin was associated with respiratory distress syndrome in two patients, most likely caused by complement activation as indicated by a transient leukopenia...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wallmark A,Grubb A,Freiburghaus C,Flodgren P,Husberg B,Lindholm T,Lindström C,Thysell H,Sjögren HO

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：:Tissue responses to various percutaneous materials with different surface properties and structures were investigated. Dense hydroxyapatite (HA), tricalcium phosphate (TCP), glassy carbon (GC), and 2 types of porous HA were used. Cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues were tightly attached to the surface of the penetratin...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Shin Y,Akao M

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：: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：:To overcome the weak mechanical properties of cell/hydrogel composites, a poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) sandwiched adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC)/fibrin construct was fabricated using a step-by-step mold/extraction method to generate the middle smooth muscle layer of natural blood vessels. A pulse bioreactor with...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wang X,Sui S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a preliminary experiment, 38% of the spent dialysis fluid water was reclaimed by a forward osmosis process through a cellulose triacetate membrane. The simplicity of forward osmosis and its minimal external energy requirements may allow the construction of a small bulk device that can reclaim a considerable portion...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Talaat KM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop an effective hybrid bioartificial liver (BAL) device, the material of the scaffold is very important to support hepatocytes that have both growth ability and hepatic differentiated functions. In this study we used paper (Kimwipe, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Roswell, GA, U.S.A.) as a scaffold. Primary hepatocytes ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mizuguchi T,Mitaka T,Sato F,Mochizuki Y,Hirata K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred eighty-eight Mitroflow pericardial valves, implanted on 166 patients from March 1983 to December 1986, have been followed for a total of 4316 patients x months. Mortality rate in the first three postoperative months is approximately 10% related to noncardiac complications. One hundred forty-nine patients a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Loisance D,Hillion ML,Cachera JP

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total hip arthroplasty (THA) can be achieved by using a cemented or noncemented prosthesis. Besides patient's age, weight, and other clinical signs, the evaluation of the quality of the bones is a crucial parameter on which orthopedic surgeons base the choice between cemented and noncemented THA. Although bone density...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Gargiulo P,Pétursson T,Magnússon B,Bifulco P,Cesarelli M,Izzo GM,Magnúsdóttir G,Halldórsson G,Ludvigsdóttir GK,Tribel J,Jónsson H Jr

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:The major problems with existing centrifugal pumps are leakage, mechanical trauma, and thrombus formation. In consideration of these problems, a new compact centrifugal pump system was developed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the new centrifugal pump system clinically. Ten patients underwent open heart sur...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ninomiya J,Shoji T,Tanaka S,Ikeshita M,Ochi M,Yamauchi S,Yajima T,Yamauchi H,Sugimoto T,Aizawa T

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow visualization experiments and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analyses were performed and the results were compared to clarify the detailed fluid dynamic characteristics for the prototype design of a centrifugal pump, namely, an implantable ventricular assist system from Sun Medical, whose hemocompatibility was...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yamane T,Miyamoto Y,Tajima K,Yamazaki K

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of photoreceptor cells is one of the major causes of blindness. Several groups are exploring the functional replacement of photoreceptors by a retinal prosthesis. The goal of this study was to simulate the vision levels that recipients of retinal prostheses with 4 x 4, 6 x 10, and 16 x 16 electrode arrays may exp...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hayes JS,Yin VT,Piyathaisere D,Weiland JD,Humayun MS,Dagnelie G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00