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A new left ventricular assist device: clinical experience in two patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6450314     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A permanent parallel aortic pump (PAP), essentially a permanent intra-aortic balloon pump or modified dynamic aortic patch, has been designed to support failing left ventricles The PAP is a counterpulsation system in which an external energy source delivers a pulsatile wave into the central circulation during cardiac diastole and relaxes during cardiac systole. Clinical improvement occurred in two patients after PAP implantation. The initial regimen of continuous pumping evolved to intermittent left ventricular assistance, and the patients were able to be periodically disconnected from the pump and ambulated. The patients expired 39 and 34 days after implantation due to gastrointestinal bleeding and complications of chronic emphysema and tracheostomy. Autopsy revealed that surgery for both devices had entirely healed.
Authors:
S J Phillips; C Kongtahworn; R H Zeff; L A Iannone; T M Brown; R Kreamer; D F Gordon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical instrumentation     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0090-6689     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Instrum     Publication Date:    1980 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-03-17     Completed Date:  1981-03-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361136     Medline TA:  Med Instrum     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  288-93     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Assisted Circulation / instrumentation*
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
Humans
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / instrumentation*,  methods
Male
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Polyurethanes
Prostheses and Implants
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Polyethylene Terephthalates; 0/Polyurethanes

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