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Early in vivo evaluation of ventricular assistance with a miniature centrifugal blood pump (TinyPump) in rabbits.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20335798     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have developed an ultraminiature centrifugal pump, TinyPump, with a priming volume of 5 ml. The in vivo performance of TinyPump was compared with that of HPM-05 for left ventricular support. Each pump group included seven rabbits weighing 3.4-3.8 kg. One rabbit in the TinyPump group and two rabbits in the HPM-05 group died of unsuccessful cannulation. The remaining rabbits (six in the TinyPump group and five in the HPM-05 group) were instrumented and observed for 240 minutes. The pump flow was maintained at around 200 ml/min. The priming volumes of the entire circuits were 25 and 45 ml for TinyPump and HPM-05, respectively. TinyPump required a higher rotation speed (2214 +/- 47 vs. 1261 +/- 87 rpm, p < 0.05) because of its small priming volume but showed a similar plasma free hemoglobin level to HPM-05. The hematocrit values were kept higher in the TinyPump group during ventricular support (24.3 +/- 1.4% vs. 20.1 +/- 1.4% at 240 minutes, p < 0.05). The mean arterial pressure did not differ between the two groups. The biochemical parameters were also equivalent in the two groups. Overall, TinyPump exhibited a feasible in vivo performance. This ultraminiature device would offer promising outcomes for neonates and infants with intractable heart failure.
Authors:
Taketoshi Maeda; Yoshihisa Tanoue; Mariko Kobayashi; Hironori Baba; Yuichi Shiokawa; Setsuo Takatani; Ryuji Tominaga
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)     Volume:  56     ISSN:  1538-943X     ISO Abbreviation:  ASAIO J.     Publication Date:    2010 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-04     Completed Date:  2010-08-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204109     Medline TA:  ASAIO J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  254-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Assisted Circulation / instrumentation*
Catheterization / instrumentation
Heart Ventricles
Hematocrit / instrumentation
Hemoglobins
Rabbits
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hemoglobins

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