Assisted Circulation Book

	Questions and Predictions	1
Pt. I	Counterpulsation
	Introduction: Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping as an Established Clinical Method
	Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping for Assisted Circulation: New Techniques and New Prospects	12
	Large-volume Counterpulsation	36
	Optimal Conditions of Biventricular Balloon Pumping During Ventricular Fibrillation in the Experimental Animal	42
Pt. II	Ventricular Assist Devices
	Introduction: Clinical Reality
	Mechanical Circulatory Support at Henri Mondor Hospital: Indications for the Use of Different Devices	59
	Use of the Novacor Left Ventricular Assist System as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation: First Experience with Long-Term Patients on the Wearable System
	Clinical Results of the HeartMate Implantable Blood Pump	76
	The Abiomed BVS 5000 for Treatment of Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock	87
	The Development of Low-Cost Temporary and Permanent Circulatory Assist Devices	101
	Progress Toward a Completely Implantable left Ventricular Assist Device at the Pennsylvania State University	124
Pt. III	Nonpulsatile Blood Pumps
	Centrifugal Pumps - Now and the Future	142
	The Hemopump: Clinical Results and Future Applications	152
	Considerations in the Development of Mini-Spindle Pump	166
	New Progress with Impeller Pumps in Taiwan	172
Pt. IV	Biologic Assistance and Energy Sources
	Skeletal Muscle Ventricles for Biologic Cardiac Assistance	192
	Chronic Heart Assist System	217
Pt. V	Total Artificial Heart
	In Vivo Testing of a Clinical-Size Totally Implantable Artificial Heart	236
	Total Artificial Heart with High-efficiency Motor-Gear Unit	249
Pt. VI	Cardiac Transplantation
	Heart Transplantation: Current Experience at La Pitie, Paris
	The Efficacy of Calcium Channel Blockers in Pulmonary Reperfusion	278
	Cardiac Xenotransplantation	286
Pt. VII	Extracorporeal Respiratory Support
	Extracorporeal Respiratory Support in Acute Respiratory Failure	300
	Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children	310
	Intravascular Membrane Oxygenation and Carbon Dioxide Removal with Permissive Hypercapnia - New Concepts in the Management of Respiratory Failure	336
Pt. VIII	Horizons and Future Trends
	Horizons	355
	Horizons	356
	Horizons for Cardiac Prostheses	359
	Horizons	368
	Horizons	372
	Horizons	375
	Horizons	377
	Future Directions in Assisted Circulation	380
	Further Development of Extracorporeal Life Support	383
	Recent Progress Using the Anstadt Cup for Direct Mechanical Ventricular Actuation	394
	Subject Index	409