Results of animal experiments with the fourth model of the undulation pump total artificial heart. 2011

Yusuke Abe, and Takashi Isoyama, and Itsuro Saito, and Wei Shi, and Yusuke Inoue, and Kohei Ishii, and Hidemoto Nakagawa, and Toshiya Ono, and Minoru Ono, and Kou Imachi
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. abe@bme.gr.jp

Animal experiments using a total artificial heart in a goat are not easy to perform. The fourth model of the undulation pump total artificial heart (UPTAH4), which was designed to perform a long-term physiological experiment including pulsatile and nonpulsatile TAH operations with a conductance- and arterial pressure-based control method named 1/R control, was implanted in 31 goats weighing 38.5 to 60.4 kg (average of 46.8 kg). The 1/R control is a physiological flow control method of TAH developed with a conductance (1/R: reciprocal of a resistance) parallel circuit model. The survival periods were from 0.1 to 153 days (average of 14.5 days). The causes of termination were postoperative bleeding in eight goats, respiratory failure in five goats, device failure in 14 goats, dissected aneurysm in two goats, and thrombus in one goat. The thrombus case was the longest surviving goat. The respiratory failure tended to occur when the extracorporeal circulation time was prolonged. Autotransfusion was effective for the prolongation of survival time. The left-right balance control and the suction control were performed successfully in all goats. The 1/R control was performed for a long time in five goats that survived for more than 1 month. With three goats that survived for 48, 52, and 53 days mainly with the pulsatile mode, the 1/R control was stable. With a goat that survived for 73 days, the nonpulsatile mode with the 1/R control could be tested for 3 weeks. With the longest surviving goat that was maintained mainly with the pulsatile mode, the 1/R control was unstable, possibly due to the mismatching of the response time of the control system between the computer and the body. However, liver and kidney functions were almost normal, and the total protein level recovered. Further study to stabilize the 1/R control in the UPTAH is necessary.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007677 Kidney Function Tests Laboratory tests used to evaluate how well the kidneys are working through examination of blood and urine. Function Test, Kidney,Function Tests, Kidney,Kidney Function Test,Test, Kidney Function,Tests, Kidney Function
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D005260 Female Females
D006041 Goats Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely related to the SHEEP. Capra,Capras,Goat
D006354 Heart, Artificial 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) Artificial Heart,Artificial Hearts,Hearts, Artificial
D006400 Hematocrit The volume of packed RED BLOOD CELLS in a blood specimen. The volume is measured by centrifugation in a tube with graduated markings, or with automated blood cell counters. It is an indicator of erythrocyte status in disease. For example, ANEMIA shows a low value; POLYCYTHEMIA, a high value. Erythrocyte Volume, Packed,Packed Red-Cell Volume,Erythrocyte Volumes, Packed,Hematocrits,Packed Erythrocyte Volume,Packed Erythrocyte Volumes,Packed Red Cell Volume,Packed Red-Cell Volumes,Red-Cell Volume, Packed,Red-Cell Volumes, Packed,Volume, Packed Erythrocyte,Volume, Packed Red-Cell,Volumes, Packed Erythrocyte,Volumes, Packed Red-Cell
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D016019 Survival Analysis A class of statistical procedures for estimating the survival function (function of time, starting with a population 100% well at a given time and providing the percentage of the population still well at later times). The survival analysis is then used for making inferences about the effects of treatments, prognostic factors, exposures, and other covariates on the function. Analysis, Survival,Analyses, Survival,Survival Analyses

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