Assisted Circulation 2

It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to edit a new volume of "Assisted Circulation". In the past 5 years there have been many changes in the philosophy of assisted circulation. There have been a large number of clinical application- of left ventricular assist devices, biventricular assist devices, and total artificial hearts; one artificial heart was implanted electively in December, 1982, in a patient with an end-stage cardiomyopathy. A great deal of help is necessary in editing a book. I want especially to thank the Austrian Research Council and the University of Innsbruck for their support of my work. I am most grateful to my co-workers R. Schistek, I. Koller, J. Hager, and R. Nessler, and especially to my secretary, W. Kirchner, who had the most secretarial load ofthe editorial work. I would also like to thank Dr. J. Wieczorek, Mrs. M. Schafer, Mrs. M. Griindler, and the Springer staff who gave this second volume an attractive format and made it accurate as usual. It was with great sorrow that we learned of the sad death of Dr. Emery Nyilas in June 1984, who played a great part in the development of artificial hearts. I hope that this second volume will also raise new items for discussion, resulting in new concepts, so that the third volume can introduce new devices and report on more clinical applications. Front Matter....Pages I-XV Introduction....Pages 1-7 Questions and Predictions....Pages 8-10 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Introduction....Pages 13-15 Clinical Experience with Percutaneous Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping....Pages 16-27 Chronic Use of an Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Congestive Cardiomyopathy....Pages 28-37 Systolic Counterpulsation with a Small Balloon to Increase Coronary Flow....Pages 38-41 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 Introduction....Pages 45-48 A Temporary Ventricular Assist Device for Patients Exhibiting Intractable Postcardiotomy Shock....Pages 49-69 Ventricular Assistance: Clinical Experience at the Pennsylvania State University....Pages 70-84 Temporary Mechanical Support of Patients with Profound Ventricular Failure....Pages 85-99 Ventricular Assistance — Development and Clinical Application of a New Device....Pages 100-114 A Totally Implantable Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Disease....Pages 115-141 Centrifugal Pumps....Pages 142-152 New York University Experience with a Roller-Pump-Type Left Ventricular Assist Device....Pages 153-162 Functional Heart Replacement with Nonpulsatile Assist Devices....Pages 163-174 Reduction of Coagulation and Hemolysis by Sealless and Bearingless Blood Pump Systems for Long-Term Application....Pages 175-179 Front Matter....Pages 181-181 Introduction....Pages 183-185 Staged Cardiac Replacement: Clinical Experience at the Texas Heart Institute....Pages 186-196 The Total Artificial Heart....Pages 197-228 The Artificial Heart Program in Berlin — Technical Aspects....Pages 229-253 Front Matter....Pages 181-181 Total Artificial Heart Research in Czechoslovakia....Pages 254-269 Progress in the Development of the Pennsylvania State University Motor-Driven Artificial Heart....Pages 270-285 Front Matter....Pages 287-287 Introduction....Pages 289-289 Cyclosporin in Clinical Cardiac Transplantation: New Promise for the Future....Pages 290-297 Heart-Lung Transplantation....Pages 298-306 Clinical Application of Implanted Natural Auxiliary Hearts....Pages 307-318 Cardiac Transplantation: Current Experience at Hospital La Pitie, Paris....Pages 319-324 Transplantation of the Heart....Pages 325-331 New Beginnings with Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation at the University of Munich....Pages 332-335 Front Matter....Pages 337-337 Drive and Management of Circulation Support Systems....Pages 339-366 Wearable Drive Systems....Pages 367-376 Models in the Development of the Artificial Heart....Pages 377-390 Modeling and Simulation, Proper Tools in Total Artificial Heart and Ventricular Assist Device Development....Pages 391-406 Front Matter....Pages 407-407 V.O. Björk....Pages 409-410 E.S. Bücherl....Pages 411-412 R. Cortesini....Pages 413-415 P.L. Frommer....Pages 416-420 L.K. Fujimoto and Y. Nosé....Pages 421-424 W.S. Pierce....Pages 425-426 K. Polzer....Pages 427-427 Front Matter....Pages 407-407 J.T. Watson....Pages 428-430