To define more clearly a salvageable patient for possible utilization of a left ventricular assist device prior to multiple organ failure and irretrievability during postcardiotomy intra-aortic… (More)
BACKGROUND
This study describes the present state of progress in the development of the Jarvik 2000 ventricular assist system.
METHODS
Designed for implantation in the human thorax, the system… (More)
The feasibility of radioisotope-fueled circulatory support systems depends on the ability of the body to dissipate the reject heat from the power source driving the blood pump as well as to tolerate… (More)
The Hemopump, a catheter-mounted, temporary ventricular assist device, consists of an external electromechanical drive console and a disposable, intraarterial axial-flow pump (21F). Power is… (More)
Intra-aortic balloon pumping to support the failing circulation is now an accepted therapeutic modality. The device is simple. Insertion can be accomplished rapidly and efficiently in emergency… (More)
An abdominal left ventricular assist device (ALVAD) is undergoing controlled clinical trials in our institution. The ALVAD is pneumatically-actuated, synchronously or asynchronously with an external… (More)
Complications associated with surgical procedures generally required for implantation of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may limit them from providing adequate circulatory support for… (More)
In vivo studies have begun to evaluate a new intraventricular electric axial flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD), the Jarvik 2000, which is a small, valveless pump that is placed inside the… (More)
1) The implanted TAH offers a method of evaluating the effects of varying physiologic demands cardiac output and venous return. 2) Cardiac output and venous return measurements offer a method of… (More)