Heart Replacement : Artificial Heart 7 - The 7th International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices

Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Artificial Hearts and Assist Devices 2000, held in Tokyo, Japan, March 10-11, 2000. Illustrated in color and halftone in a variety of formats. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Copyright......Page 4 Preface......Page 8 Congratulatory Addresses......Page 10 The Yoshioka Memorial Prize, the Akutsu Prize, and the Koyanagi Scientific Exhibition Prize......Page 12 The 7 th International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices Tokyo, Japan March 10–11, 2000......Page 14 Session 1 Total Artificial Heart......Page 18 Long-term in vivo testing of the National Cardio-vascular Center electrohydraulic total artificial heart......Page 20 Ultracompact, totally implantable, permanent TAH......Page 28 Progress in the development of the undulation pump total artificial heart......Page 34 Session 2 Heart Transplantation......Page 38 Pre-and post-heart transplant management in end-stage cardiac failure patients: Osaka University experience......Page 40 Bridging to heart transplantation using paracorporeal and implantable ventricular assist devices......Page 46 First clinical trials of a totally implantable destination therapy ventricular assist system......Page 52 Session 3 Total Artificial Heart......Page 60 Design of atrial cuff for the undulation pump total artificial heart......Page 62 Oxygen-demand-based physiological control of the total artificial heart......Page 68 Vagal nerve activity suggests a new control method of an artificial heart......Page 74 Development of the implantable centrifugal right ventricular assist device: combined use with LVAD as an alternative to the.........Page 80 Eccentric roller type total artificial heart......Page 86 Session 4 Pathophysiology......Page 94 Changes in heart rate variability during long-term left ventricular assist in normal goats......Page 96 Pathophysiological study of the heterotopic experi-mental cervical allotransplantation of the canine heart......Page 102 Quantification of pulsatility of the arterial blood pressure waveform during left ventricular nonpulsatile assistance: a.........Page 116 Pathophysiological aspect of an implantable ventricular assist device with short stroke and high frequency......Page 126 Session 5 Biomaterial......Page 130 Phospholipid polymer biomaterials for making ventricular assist devices......Page 132 Surface modification with polymeric micelle and its characterizations......Page 138 Closure of the pericardium using synthetic bioabsorbable polymers......Page 144 Fate of latissimus dorsi muscle flap in cardiomyoplasty and availability of omental flap......Page 152 Session 6 Engineering......Page 158 Extension of durability of jellyfish valve for long-term use in artificial hearts......Page 160 Sensorless estimation of pressure head and flow of a continuous-flow artificial heart......Page 166 Development of an implantable centrifugal blood pump......Page 172 Session 7 Engineering......Page 176 Flow visualization study to obtain suitable design criteria of a centrifugal blood pump......Page 178 Durability enhancement of monopivot magnetic suspension blood pump......Page 184 Miniature undulation pump for the study of renal circulation......Page 188 Flow-transformed pulsatile total artificial heart using axial flow blood pump......Page 194 Prediction of hemolysis in rotary blood pumps with computational fluid dynamics analysis......Page 198 Computational fluid dynamics analysis for centrifugal blood pumps......Page 204 Computer simulation of the entire heart pump with application to IVAS centrifugal pump......Page 212 Development of the crank-motor vibrating flow pump for the left ventricular assist system......Page 218 Session 8 Ventricular Assist Devices......Page 222 Assessment of sympathetic nerve activity in patients with long-term mechanical support......Page 224 Home discharge of patients with a modified HeartMate IP LVAD: a feasibility study......Page 228 A totally implantable VAD with remote patient monitoring and control......Page 238 Session 9 Ventricular Assist Devices......Page 246 Evaluation of pump performances of Heart Ranger using heart failure model......Page 248 Anticoagulants reduced high intensity transient signals (HITS) during LVAD use......Page 254 FEM and CAD/CAM technology applied for the implantable LVAD......Page 258 Ventricular assist device control with a biventricular potential trigger......Page 266 Smallest ventricular assist system by use of Peltier elements with shape memory alloy......Page 270 Ultracompact, totally implantable, permanent, pulsatile VAD system......Page 274 Development of a compact, seal-less, tripod-supported centrifugal blood pump......Page 280 The influence of the rotary blood pump on the natural heart......Page 286 Automatic control of the implantable centrifugal blood pump based on analysis of the motor current waveform......Page 298 Systems approach to mechanical support of the circulation......Page 304 Session 10 Ventricular Assist Devices......Page 310 Mechanical circulatory support with Abiomed BVS 5000 and BioMedicus BP–80 for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock......Page 312 Prevention and treatment for hyperbilirubinemia after left ventricular assist device implantation......Page 316 Catheter ablation of incessant arrhythmia for LVAD implantation......Page 322 Author Index......Page 326 Subject Index......Page 332 This volume is an essential addition to the libraries of heart surgeons, consultants, biomedical engineers, and all other specialists and researchers who need to stay on the cutting edge of heart replacement research and technology. All of the latest clinical and surgical trials are discussed in comprehensive detail, generously supported by full-colour photographs of equipment and implantation techniques, as well as by charts, graphs and tables, outlining trial results in user-friendly formats. The complete proceedings of the international meeting of heart replacement researchers and specialists. The latest developments in six critical areas were discussed: VAD (VAS); total artificial heart; heart transplantation; future trends in biomaterials and engineering; and pathophysiology.