"Heart, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pumping mechanism that duplicates the output, rate, and blood pressure of the natural heart. It may replace the function of the entire heart or a portion of it, and may be an intracorporeal, extracorporeal, or paracorporeal heart. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006354
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.300 E07.858.082.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart, Artificial- Heart, Artificial
- Artificial Heart
- Artificial Hearts
- Hearts, Artificial
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart, Artificial" by people in Profiles.
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Successful heart transplantation in patients with total artificial heart infections. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Feb; 20(1).
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Ethical Analysis of Withdrawing Total Artificial Heart Support. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 05; 92(5):719-725.
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Hemodynamic deterioration during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning in a patient with a total artificial heart. Crit Care Med. 2015 Jan; 43(1):e19-22.
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Results with SynCardia total artificial heart beyond 1 year. ASAIO J. 2014 Nov-Dec; 60(6):626-34.
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Total artificial heart in the pediatric patient with biventricular heart failure. Perfusion. 2014 Jan; 29(1):82-8.
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Peripheral adaptation mechanisms in physical training and cardiac rehabilitation: the case of a patient supported by a CardioWest total artificial heart. J Card Fail. 2011 Aug; 17(8):670-5.
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The evolution of cardiac assist device technology. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jan; 29(1):11-2.
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Mechanical circulatory support devices for acute heart failure syndromes: considerations for clinical trial design. Heart Fail Rev. 2009 Jun; 14(2):101-12.
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Successful use of the total artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation with no mediastinitis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1992 Jul-Aug; 11(4 Pt 1):803-10; discussion 811.
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Comparison of results after heart transplantation: mechanically supported versus nonsupported patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1992 Mar-Apr; 11(2 Pt 1):235-9.