11 March 2002
The artificial heart - past, present, and future.
Karolina M ZarebaMed Sci Monit 2002; 8(3): RA72-77 :: ID: 420894
Abstract
Patients with advanced congestive heart failure have a very high 5-yearmortality despite medical treatment. In such patients, heart transplantation is the treatment of choice.The number of patients awaiting transplantation is several-fold higher than the number of proceduresperformed. Heart transplantation therapy has numerous limitations and is associated with serious complications.The left ventricular assist device is a step towards this goal. It can be attached to the weakened leftventricle to temporarily increase blood flow to the body. The use of left ventricular assist deviceshelps the failing heart to recover and extends the duration over which a patient's heart can wait fora replacement donor heart. This therapy is in use for only up to a few months. The total artificial heart,Jarvik-7, first implanted in 1982, did not succeed due to a poor quality of a patient's life and numerouscomplications leading to death. Recently, a successful implantation of the AbioCor (Abiomed), the firstfully implantable replacement heart, was accomplished. The AbioCor's internal battery system eliminatesthe need for the patient to be permanently immobilized through tubes or wires connected to an externalpower source. Innovative transcutaneous energy transmission permits the recharging of internal batteries.The total artificial heart will require adapting it to different human body sizes as well as furtherimproving its technical features. The total artificial heart is a remedy of the future coming to fruitionright now, giving a chance to numerous heart failure patients by extending and improving their lives.
Keywords: Biocompatible Materials, Equipment Design, Heart Transplantation, Heart Ventricles, Heart, Artificial, Models, Anatomic
498 23
Editorial
01 May 2023 : Editorial
Editorial: Twenty Years On from Sequencing the Human Genome, Personalized/Precision Oncology Prepares to Meet the Challenges of Checkpoint Inhibitor TherapyDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940911
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940911
In Press
28 May 2023 : Database Analysis
Scientometric and Visualized Analysis of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Magnetic Resonance Imaging: 1988-2021Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938715
25 May 2023 : Database Analysis
The COVID-19 Crisis and the Incidence of Alcohol-Related Deaths in PolandMed Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940904
25 May 2023 : Review article
A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Studies in Support of the Role of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug...Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940635
25 May 2023 : Clinical Research
Periapical Lesions and Missed Canals in Endodontically Treated Teeth: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomographic Stud...Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940533
Most Viewed Current Articles
13 Nov 2021 : Clinical Research
Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Associated Factors Among Cancer Patients Attending the Oncology ...DOI :10.12659/MSM.932788
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932788
30 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research
Retrospective Study of Outcomes and Hospitalization Rates of Patients in Italy with a Confirmed Diagnosis o...DOI :10.12659/MSM.935379
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935379
08 Mar 2022 : Review article
A Review of the Potential Roles of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Pharmacological Approaches for the Man...DOI :10.12659/MSM.936292
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936292
01 Jan 2022 : Editorial
Editorial: Current Status of Oral Antiviral Drug Treatments for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Non-Hospitalized Pa...DOI :10.12659/MSM.935952
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e935952