Double filtration plasmapheresis for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a study of 21 cases.

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：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release has been implicated in a sepsis-like syndrome following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). This also may be important in patients who have had a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implanted. This report investigates the effect of reducing systemic blood flow on hemodynamic...

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：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individualized short hemodialysis treatment schedules, approximately three 3-h treatments per week, were introduced in a nephrology unit in 1976. In May 1985, 259 patients had been treated, which corresponds to approximately 60 new patients per million inhabitants per year. Ages at start of therapy ranged between 17 a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wauters JP,Bercini-Pansiot S,Gilliard N,Stauffer JC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), an integral part of valve surgery, is known to cause hemodilution, which can lead to a need for blood transfusion as well as a systemic inflammatory reaction. Our aim was to evaluate a reduced priming (RP) system for CPB with regard to clinical outcomes in patients undergoing valve surger...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sato K,Namura O,Sogawa M,Shimada K,Tosaka Y,Hayashi J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) genomes are present in all pig cells. In this retrospective study, we assessed PERV infectivity in 28 patients treated with an extracorporeal bioartificial liver (HepatAssist system) that includes a membrane device containing porcine hepatocytes. All patients tested negative for PE...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Pitkin Z,Mullon C

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing need for research and development centers to deal with design and evaluation of organ replacement systems, the improvement of older devices, and the study of biocompatibility problems. Special attention, in this article, is focused on the determinant role of the background of the investigators i...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Vanholder R,Ringoir S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristic depressed hemodynamic state and gradually declining circulatory function in Fontan patients necessitates alternative postoperative management strategies incorporating a system level approach. In this study, the single-ventricle Fontan circulation is modeled by constructing a practical in vitro bench...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Dur O,Lara M,Arnold D,Vandenberghe S,Keller BB,DeGroff C,Pekkan K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In transplantation surgery, extending the criteria for organ donation to include organs that may have otherwise been previously discarded has provided the impetus to improve organ preservation. The traditional method of cold static storage (CS) has been tried and tested and is suitable for organs meeting standard crit...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kumar R,Chung WY,Dennison AR,Garcea G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bypass flow rate estimation and control system (BECS) for an implantable centrifugal blood pump (ICBP) has been developed in our institute. The estimated flow rate (EF) of the ICBP was derived from the electric power consumption, the rotating speed of a motor, and the blood viscosity presumed by the hematocrit and b...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wakisaka Y,Okuzono Y,Taenaka Y,Chikanari K,Endo S,Masuzawa T,Takano H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implantable ventricular assist devices have proven efficacious as a bridge to transplantation and as a bridge to recovery. Although current indications for use of assist devices are somewhat limited, they are likely to expand in the upcoming years, including their use as destination therapy for end-stage heart failure...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hampton CR,Verrier ED

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：: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：: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：:It has been speculated that testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis. We hypothesized that hemoglobin levels in hemodialysis (HD) patients are associated with serum testosterone concentrations. Testosterone, hemoglobin, and other biochemical parameters were measured in a representative sample of 98 chronic HD patients (...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ekart R,Taskovska M,Hojs N,Bevc S,Hojs R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin (LEH) was proven to be protective in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. The present study evaluated LEH in a rat model of permanent middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion to clarify its effect during ischemia and reperfusion. Five minutes after thread occlusion of the MCA, rats were...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kawaguchi AT,Kurita D,Furuya H,Yamano M,Ogata Y,Haida M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of blood hematocrit (HCT) on a noninvasive flow estimation algorithm was examined in a centrifugal implantable rotary blood pump (iRBP) used for ventricular assistance. An average flow estimator, based on three parameters, input electrical power, pump speed, and HCT, was developed. Data were collected in a ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Malagutti N,Karantonis DM,Cloherty SL,Ayre PJ,Mason DG,Salamonsen RF,Lovell NH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tried to verify the hypothesis that increases in pump flow during diastole are matched by decreases in left ventricular (LV) output during systole. A calf (80 kg) was implanted with an implantable centrifugal blood pump (EVAHEART, SunMedical Technology Research Corp., Nagano, Japan) with left ventricle to aorta (LV...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Akimoto T,Litwak KN,Yamazaki K,Litwak P,Kihara SI,Tagusari O,Yamazaki SI,Kameneva MV,Watach MJ,Umezu M,Tomioka J,Kormos RL,Koyanagi H,Griffith BP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a typical open-heart surgery, the blood flow through the aortic cannula is a critical element of the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedure. Especially for the neonatal and pediatric CPB flow conditions, the need for small hydraulic diameter and large blood flow results confined turbulent jet flow regimes that exac...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Rasooli R,Pekkan K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Options for mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of end-stage heart failure in children are limited. Ventricular assist devices (VADs), which have revolutionized cardiac care in adults, remain largely unavailable for pediatric applications. The PediPump is a new rotary dynamic VAD designed to provide suppo...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Duncan BW,Lorenz M,Kopcak MW,Fukamachi K,Ootaki Y,Chen HM,Chapman PA,Davis SJ,Smith WA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is gaining importance in the perioperative management of lung transplant patients. To date, the ideal substance for anticoagulation of ECMO patients is still a matter of debate. In this study, we describe our experience with the use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in c...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Gratz J,Pausch A,Schaden E,Baierl A,Jaksch P,Erhart F,Hoetzenecker K,Wiegele M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the precise mechanism of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), serum hyaluronic acid (HA), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured in 71 chronic hemodialysis patients with or without CTS and/or shoulder pain. Patients were divided into two gr...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Takasu S,Takatsu S,Kunitomo K,Kokumai Y

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：:Chitosan posttreatment has been shown to be effective in prevention of calcification of the glutaraldehyde treated bovine pericardium when implanted subdermally in rats for 12 weeks. The efficacy of chitosan posttreatment in complete calcium mitigation of the glutaraldehyde treated porcine aortic valves implanted in t...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Chanda J,Kuribayashi R,Abe T,Sekine S,Shibata Y,Yamagishi I

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For introduction of a left atrial (LA) cannula by the transseptal puncture technique, we examined the feasibility of using biplane transesophageal echocardiography (B-TEE). A transseptal puncture was performed on 15 patients (3 male; 12 female; mean age, 48.9 +/- 11.2 years) by B-TEE guide during percutaneous transven...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kyo S,Motoyama T,Miyamoto N,Noda H,Dohi Y,Omoto R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The undulation pump total artificial heart (UPTAH) is a small implantable total artificial heart. As the UPTAH generates outflow and inflow at the same time, control of the UPTAH is very difficult. Therefore suitable control methods specifically for the UPTAH should be established. Various motor control, left-right fl...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Saito I,Chinzei T,Abe Y,Ishimaru M,Mochizuki S,Ono T,Isoyama T,Iwasaki K,Kouno A,Baba A,Ozeki T,Takiura K,Tohyama T,Nakagawa H,Imachi K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood pressure changes induced by the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) are expected to create clinical improvement in terms of coronary perfusion and myocardial oxygen consumption. However, the measured effects reported in literature are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of ische...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Schampaert S,van Nunen LX,Pijls NH,Rutten MC,van Tuijl S,van de Vosse FN,van 't Veer M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replacing the renal excretion of low molecular weight proteins (LMWP) by extracorporeal dialysis (dialysis) treatment poses technological challenges. Hemodialyzers with sieving coefficients for LMWP that match or even exceed those of the glomerular membrane barrier are commercially available; however, the associated l...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Glancey G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The on-line measurement during hemodialysis of ionic dialysance provides an estimation of urea clearance with a good and already proven correlation. Some discrepancies remain controversial, and the influence of the dialyzer membrane is still being debated. Eighty-eight measurements of ionic dialysance (ID) were perfor...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mercadal L,Petitclerc T,Jaudon MC,Béné B,Goux N,Jacobs C

更新日期：1998-12-01 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

abstract：:To obtain an optimal design of the left blood chamber of the total artificial heart (TAH), flow visualization studies were performed. Information on velocities in critical areas of the left chamber was gathered using sectional pulsed laser light. The flow patterns on the entire pumping duration were photographed frame...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Meier D,Wernicke JT,Orime Y,Takatani S,Tasai K,Damm G,Naito K,Mizuguchi K,Makinouchi K,Glueck J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00