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Clinical trial of FK 506 immunosuppression in adult cardiac transplantation [PDF]

, 1992
The new immunosuppressive agent FK 506 was used as primary immunotherapy in conjunction with low-dose steroids and azathioprine in 72 patients subsequent to orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
Armitage, Bartley P. Griffith, Billingham, Dew, Fung, Gary C. Marrone, John Fung, John M. Armitage, Kormos, Kusne, Robert L. Hardesty, Robert L. Kormos, Shigeki Morita, Starzl, Starzl, Tamura, Thomas E. Starzl, Todo   +17 more
core   +1 more source

A Multiphysics Biventricular Cardiac Model: Simulations With a Left-Ventricular Assist Device

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Computational models have become essential in predicting medical device efficacy prior to clinical studies. To investigate the performance of a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD), a fully-coupled cardiac fluid-electromechanics finite element model was
Azam Ahmad Bakir, A. Al Abed, M. Stevens, N. Lovell, S. Dokos   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang, Nan Li, Yujia Song, Chen Hua, Tangzhen Guan, Yibing Ma, Cai Cheng, Jing Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrodynamic Impact on Blood: From Left Ventricular Assist Devices to Artificial Hearts [PDF]

, 2022
Angelo Nascimbene, Jing‐fei Dong
openalex   +1 more source

Cavopulmonary assist for the failing Fontan circulation: impact of ventricular function on mechanical support strategy [PDF]

, 2014
Mechanical circulatory support--either ventricular assist device (VAD, left-sided systemic support) or cavopulmonary assist device (CPAD, right-sided support)--has been suggested as treatment for Fontan failure.
Chen, Jun, Frankel, Steven C., Giridharan, Guruprasad A., Ising, Mickey, Koenig, Steven C., Rodefeld, Mark D., Sobieski, Michael A.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Trends and Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: JACC Focus Seminar.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022
Anubodh S. Varshney, E. DeFilippis, J. Cowger, I. Netuka, S. Pinney, M. Givertz   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Precision Diagnostics in Sports‐Related Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathophysiology, Biomarker Development and Emerging Technologies

Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.
Sports‐related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) remain underdiagnosed, within amateur athletic cohorts. This review critically synthesises recent advancements in AI‐assisted neuroimaging, blood‐based biomarker profiling, wearable biosensing platforms for early detection, injury stratification, and longitudinal surveillance of TBIs.
Daniel Nicol, Mohamed T. Patel, Debarati Bhowmik, Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

LVAD pannus complicating destination therapy

Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2017
Despite advances in technology, ventricular assist devices still experience a number of complications limiting their long-term use. We present a 73-year-old woman implanted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) five years prior due to end-stage ...
Maya Ignaszewski, Margaret Robin B. Cases, Davide Salina, Elizabeth Swiggum, Anson Cheung, Andrew P. Ignaszewski, Michael A. Seidman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improvement of Hemocompatibility in Passive Cardiovascular Implant Devices

Advanced Therapeutics, EarlyView.
With the ever‐increasing reliance on cardiovascular devices and implants, minimizing their impact on blood is vital for their continued success. This review investigates the common methods of tackling this challenge through careful selections of material and surface modifications.
Shiyen L. Perera, Christoph E. Hagemeyer, Julian A. Smith, Josie Carberry, Be'eri Niego   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation via Bi-Thoracotomy Technique: A Single-Center Perspective [PDF]

, 2021
Elizabeth M. Stoeckl, Jason W. Smith, Ravi Dhingra, Amy G. Fiedler   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source