One 25 day survivor with total artificial heart
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Ninety-day survival of a calf implanted with a continuous-flow total artificial heart.
We evaluated the effects of steady state flow and perfusion on end-organ function in a long-term calf model. The animal received a continuous-flow total artificial heart (CFTAH) that we created from two axial-flow ventricular assist devices. Pump flow, blood pressure, and other pump parameters were monitored throughout the study, as were arterial blood gas and hematologic values, including neur...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)41614-0