Artificial Organs

Welcome Message From the Congress President of the 17th Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps
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From Appalachia to the World
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Tribute to Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and his Spirit of Pioneering: Perspective From the International Community
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Lifelong Contributions of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and the 16th Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps
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Usability and Safety of Ventricular Assist Devices: Human Factors and Design Aspects
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Authors: Geidl, Lorenz; Zrunek, Philipp; Deckert, Zeno; Zimpfer, Daniel; Sandner, Sigrid; Wieselthaler, Georg; Schima, Heinrich

Emergency Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiopulmonary Failure
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Authors: Arlt, Matthias; Philipp, Alois; Zimmermann, Markus; Voelkel, Sabine; Amann, Matthias; Bein, Thomas; Müller, Thomas; Foltan, Maik; Schmid, Christof; Graf, Bernhard; Hilker, Michael

Development of a Disposable Maglev Centrifugal Blood Pump Intended for One-Month Support in Bridge-to-Bridge Applications: In Vitro and Initial In Vivo Evaluation
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Authors: Someya, Takeshi; Kobayashi, Mariko; Waguri, Satoshi; Ushiyama, Tomohiro; Nagaoka, Eiki; Hijikata, Wataru; Shinshi, Tadahiko; Arai, Hirokuni; Takatani, Setsuo

Design of a Small Centrifugal Blood Pump With Magnetic Bearings
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Authors: Jahanmir, Said; Hunsberger, Andrew Z.; Ren, Zhaohui; Heshmat, Hooshang; Heshmat, Crystal; Tomaszewski, Michael J.; Walton, James F.

The Impact of Aortic/Subclavian Outflow Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardiac Support: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study
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Authors: Kaufmann, Tim A.S.; Hormes, Marcus; Laumen, Marco; Timms, Daniel L.; Linde, Torsten; Schmitz-Rode, Thomas; Moritz, Anton; Dzemali, Omer; Steinseifer, Ulrich

Glucose Depletion Enhances Sensitivity to Shear Stress-induced Mechanical Damage in Red Blood Cells by Rotary Blood Pumps
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Authors: Sakota, Daisuke; Sakamoto, Ryuki; Yokoyama, Naoyuki; Kobayashi, Mariko; Takatani, Setsuo

Impact of Hyperthermal Rotary Blood Pump Surfaces on Blood Clotting Behavior: An Approach
pp. 740-748(9)
Authors: Hamilton, Kathrin F.; Schlanstein, Peter C.; Mager, Ilona; Schmitz-Rode, Thomas; Steinseifer, Ulrich

Improvement of the Accuracy in the Optical Hematocrit Measurement by Optimizing Mean Optical Path Length
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Authors: Oshima, Shiori; Sankai, Yoshiyuki

The Importance of dQ/dt on the Flow Field in a Turbodynamic Pump With Pulsatile Flow
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Authors: Shu, Fangjun; Vandenberghe, Stijn; Antaki, James F.

First Clinical Application of the DuraHeart Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Device for a Japanese Patient
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Authors: Yoshitake, Isamu; El-Banayosy, Aly; Yoda, Masataka; Hata, Mitsumasa; Sezai, Akira; Niino, Tetsuya; Wakui, Shinji; Koerfer, Reiner; Minami, Kazutomo

Baroreflex Sensitivity of an Arterial Wall During Rotary Blood Pump Assistance
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Authors: Yambe, Tomoyuki; Imachi, Kou; Shiraishi, Yasuyuki; Yamaguchi, Tasuku; Shibata, Mune-ichi; Kameyama, Takeshi; Yoshizawa, Makoto; Sugita, Norihiro

Sealing Performance of a Magnetic Fluid Seal for Rotary Blood Pumps
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Authors: Mitamura, Yoshinori; Takahashi, Sayaka; Kano, Kentaro; Okamoto, Eiji; Murabayashi, Shun; Nishimura, Ikuya; Higuchi, Taka-aki

Report on the 2009 ASAIO-IFAO Congress: Third Biennial Congress of the International Federation for Artificial Organs and the 55th Annual Conference of ASAIO, Dallas, TX, USA, May 28-30, 2009
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Upcoming Meetings
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