Abstract
The study reported in this paper was to examine the feasibility of circulatory maintenance with a single artificial heart (SAH). SAH is a pulsatile blood pump inserted between the left atrium (LA) and aorta (Ao) after removal of natural ventricles with a shunt placed between the right atrium (RA) and pulmonary artery (PA) using a homograft. If the natural heart is left intact, SAH bypasses fibrillating ventricles from LA to Ao. This study was performed in acute experiments to evaluate the possibility of circulatory maintenance with a SAH and also to determine the hemodynamic and drive conditions, and in chronic experiments (Study 2) to maintain a total circulation with a SAH for a prolonged duration.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 550-555 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Transactions - American Society for Artificial Internal Organs |
Volume | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 1984 Dec 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)