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Progress and future perspectives in mechanical circulatory support.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11403657     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Progress in several types of artificial organs in the cardiovascular field has significantly contributed to advancements in cardiac surgery. Due to the progress of high technology in fields other than medicine, both cardiac surgery and artificial organs have shown rapid and remarkable advances. In recent years, several types of blood pumps have been developed that are widely used not only as the main pump of cardiopulmonary bypass but also for circulatory support of postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock. In this article, the progress and current status of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support systems and ventricular assist devices (VADs) are described. In addition, new centrifugal and axial pumps, which are compact and implantable clinical use devices, are introduced. I believe that by making developments toward the clinical application of artificial hearts or VADs, not only in Japan but also in cooperation with colleagues at various institutions throughout the world, we will be able to make some contributions to the progress in the field of cardiac surgery. In the 20th century, medical research showed remarkable advances, mainly in medical electronics and pathophysiology. However, in the next century, we have to focus on other research fields, namely artificial organs and gene technology.
Authors:
Y Sezai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Addresses    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Artificial organs     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0160-564X     ISO Abbreviation:  Artif Organs     Publication Date:  2001 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-06-13     Completed Date:  2001-07-26     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802778     Medline TA:  Artif Organs     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  318-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Heart, Artificial
Heart-Assist Devices* / trends
Humans
Prosthesis Design

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