Hemolysis test of disposable type vibrating flow pump.

abstract：:Hemodynamic control of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is generally a complicated problem due to diverse operating environments and the variability of the patients: both the changes in the circulatory and metabolic parameters as well as disturbances that require adjustment to the operating point. This challeng...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Choi S,Boston JR,Antaki JF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effect of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(hydroxybutyrate-cohydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) bioabsorbable polymers and their blends on the induction of alteration of cell growth pattern in vitro. Vero cells were cultured on PLLA, PHBV, and different blends (100/0, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, and 0/100). ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Santos AR Jr,Ferreira BM,Duek EA,Dolder H,Wada RS,Wada ML

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were: (i) to evaluate the effects of perfusion modes (pulsatile vs. nonpulsatile) on vital organs recovery and (ii) to investigate the influences of two different perfusion modes on the homeostasis of thyroid hormones in pediatric patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Akçevin A,Alkan-Bozkaya T,Qiu F,Undar A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymer poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) has been used in the biomaterial field for its relatively inexpensive price and suitability for modification. Also, its chemical and biological properties are desirable for biomedical applications. The electrospinning process has been used for producing polymer fibers of PCL due ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Capellato P,Silva G,Popat K,Simon-Walker R,Alves Claro AP,Zavaglia C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are presently no short-term in vitro fatigue tests available that can predict long-term in vivo performance of elastomers in physiological environments. Thus, the introduction of new and better elastomers for cardiovascular applications is hampered in the development stage by lack of data about which materials s...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： McMillin CR

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper wound healing can be assessed by monitoring the wound surface area. Its reduction by 10 or 50% should be achieved after 1 or 4 weeks, respectively, from the start of the applied therapy. There are various methods of wound area measurement, which differ in terms of the cost of the devices and their accuracy. Thi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Foltynski P,Ladyzynski P,Wojcicki JM

更新日期：2014-04-01 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 postdialysis levels of serum sodium concentration, urea concentration, and osmolality, as well as the magnitude of both transcellular fluid shifts and sodium removal, were predicted based on computer modeling without measuring body fluid volumes. A 4-h hemodialysis was performed in five patients at a constant ultr...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kimura G,Van Stone JC,Bauer JH

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The products of complement activation, including C3a, C4a, C5a, and their des Arg derivatives, have been used by many investigators as indicators of blood or foreign surface bioincompatibility, e.g., during hemodialysis. One problem encountered is that after extracorporeal circulation over some dialysis membranes very...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Spencer PC,Schmidt B,Gurland HJ

更新日期：1986-02-01 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：:Our study investigated the reliability of appearance of rapid atrial swirl flow (RASF) by ultrasonography (US) in the right atrium (RA), which occurred as a result of rapid isotonic saline infusion (RISI) into the central venous catheter (CVC), in predicting catheter tip position. This prospective observational study ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yesilbas O,Sevketoglu E,Kihtir HS,Talip Petmezci M,Akcay N,Kocoglu Barlas U,Palabiyik F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is now understood that trained skeletal muscle can generate enough steady-state power to provide significant circulatory support, there are currently no means by which to tap this endogenous energy source to aid the failing heart. To that end, an implantable muscle energy converter (MEC) has been construct...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Trumble DR,Melvin DB,Byrne MT,Magovern JA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac monitoring of ventricular assist devices (VADs) is important for detecting heart failure risks, such as critical arrhythmia and ventricular fibrillation, and for supplying data that are useful for hemodynamic control. Specifically, impedance cardiograms (ICGs) are especially beneficial because they have no eff...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Choi SW,Park SM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricle (LV) unloading caused by a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been shown to enhance reverse LV remodeling in end-stage cardiomyopathy. Several reports consistently suggest that a pulsatile-flow LVAD has more profound effects compared to continuous-flow LVAD, though the responsible mechanisms are ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Saito T,Miyagawa S,Toda K,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Yoshioka D,Sakata Y,Daimon T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Symbion Acute Ventricular Assist Device (AVAD) System is an experimental paracorporeal pulsatile ventricular assist device (VAD) for single or biventricular assist. Eleven patients were implanted but 2 died within 24 h and were excluded from the study. Nine patients, four with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Icenogle TB,Smith RG,Cleavinger M,Vasu MA,Williams RJ,Sethi GK,Copeland JG

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 4 year period, five of 98 patients at our dialysis unit developed signs and symptoms consistent with first-use syndrome (FUS). Marked improvement was noted after subjecting new dialyzers to automated processing using either formaldehyde or peracetic acid. No episodes of FUS occurred in patients being treated wi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Vanholder R,Ringoir S

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to evaluate clinical outcomes of emergent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) implantation in newborns with life-threatening meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) in peripheral hospitals with Hub and Spoke (HandS) setting. We retrospectively reviewed all neonates presenting with MAS, with no other comorbidi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Fichera D,Zanella F,Fabozzo A,Doglioni N,Trevisanuto D,Lolli E,Vida V,Ceccherini E,Ebraico A,Stellin G,Padalino M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Existing peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions were formulated for the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance, correction of metabolic acidosis, and the removal of metabolic waste products. Solutions currently in development are designed to improve biocompatibility by neutralizing pH and reducing glucose degradatio...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Martis L,Chen C,Moberly JB

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is required in some lung transplantation (LTx) operations. However, it increases risks of bleeding and early graft dysfunction. We report our experiences of replacing CPB with heparin-bound extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in LTx operations. If extracorporeal circulation was anti...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ko WJ,Chen YS,Lee YC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is well documented and has been verified by numerous investigators. AVWS has not been observed to occur in pulsatile devices such as the SynCardia total artificial heart (TAH), the HeartMat...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Rosenberg G,Siedlecki CA,Jhun CS,Weiss WJ,Manning K,Deutsch S,Pierce W

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Secondary flow in the centrifugal blood pump helps to enhance the washout effect and to minimize thrombus formation. On the other hand, it has an adverse effect on pump efficiency. Excessive secondary flow may induce hemolytic effects. Understanding the secondary flow is thus important to the design of a compact, effi...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Watanabe N,Masuda T,Iida T,Kataoka H,Fujimoto T,Takatani S

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:The microsystems based visual prosthesis (MiViP) visual prosthesis generates visual perceptions well below safety and stimulator saturation limits. These perceptions, called phosphenes, are of reasonably small size and are broadly distributed in the visual field. They can thus be used to convey useful visual informati...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Delbeke J,Wanet-Defalque MC,Gérard B,Troosters M,Michaux G,Veraart C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total artificial hearts (TAHs) and biventricular assist devices (BVADs) have varying levels of acceptance and reliability, and the research on both focuses on their control mechanisms. Efforts generally aim to achieve a response to physiologic demand and left/right output balance, and beneficial cardiac output (CO) an...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Hall AW,Soykan O,Harken AH

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices for pediatric patients continue to lag in development behind those for adults. There is no heart pump with the design innovation to support dysfunctional states of heart failure and the anatomic heterogeneity of cardiac defects in pediatric patients. To address this unmet n...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Fox C,Sarkisyan H,Stevens R,Arabia F,Fischer W,Rossano J,Throckmorton A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study introduces a newly developed method for the formation of a stationary phase superficially embedded with immunoadsorbent, that is partially incomplete two-stage polymerization of acrylamide. Preliminary experimental studies show that binding activity of the immunoadsorbent was satisfactorily maintained after...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yang TH

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Over the last 5 years, 12 patients received ventricular assist devices (VADs) while in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock. There were 7 male and 5 female patients ranging in age from 22 to 73 years (average age, 54). Eight patients underwent surgery for valve replacements, 3 for coronary artery bypass graftings, and 1 f...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Murakami T,Nakayama H,Irie H,Kino K,Hisamochi K,Koomoto T,Takagaki M,Sugawara E,Senoo Y,Teramoto S

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00