Mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSD) in Japan: Current status and future directions

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-27

  Takatani, Setsuo ^a   Matsuda, Hikaru ^b   Hanatani, Akihisa ^c   Nojiri, Chisato ^d   Yamazaki, Kenji ^e   Motomura, Tadashi ^f   Ohuchi, Katsuhiro ^a   Sakamoto, Tohru ^a   Yamane, Takashi ^g  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^d Terumo Heart Inc   (United States)

^e TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biventricular bypass device (BVAD); Mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD); Replacement device; Total artificial heart (TAH); Ventricular assist device (VAD)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; MATERIAL COATING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; THROMBUS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN;

EID: 21244479772     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-004-0284-6     Document Type: Article

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