Ebook: Heart Replacement: Artificial Heart 4
Author: Willem J. Kolff Larry W. Stephenson (auth.) Tetsuzo Akutsu M.D. PH.D. Hitoshi Koyanagi M.D. (eds.)
- Tags: Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Biomedical Engineering
- Year: 1993
- Publisher: Springer Japan
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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It is with great pleasure that we here present Artificial Heart 4 (proceedings of the 4th international symposium on artificial heart and assist devices). The symposium was held in Tokyo, Japan, on August 7 and 8, 1992 under the patronage of Mr. Hiromitsu Yoshioka, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Tokyo Women's Medical College. Artificial heart 4 consists of the papers presented in nine sessions: Oral Presentations A to E, Forums 1 to 10, and nine lectures by invited guest speakers from the United States and Europe. In this volume, papers from two new sessions, sessions IV and VII, entitled New Approaches, were prepared for devices and systems developed according to new ideas. Twenty-one papers in these two sessions were presented in five Forums (3, 4, 7, 8, and 9). Session VI was provided to deal with heart transplantation, which is now closely related to both ventricular assist systems (VAS) and the total artificial heart (TAH). In this session, papers by two guest speakers from major heart transplantation centers in Europe were included.
This volume, an arranged version of the Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices, contains 58 carefully selected contributions dealing with topics of major interest to all those involved in the field of artificial hearts, heart transplantation, and relevant problems. Biocompatible materials, clinical use of devices, completely implantable devices, and heart transplantation are all represented, and new approaches in research and development are also described. Discussions of these topics enliven the text, keeping the reader abreast of current developments. The Scientific Exhibition Section contains photographs and descriptions of the artificial heart devices and systems produced by major companies and laboratories worldwide and provides a list of their addresses. This book will be of interest to all those involved in the fields of artificial organs, cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation, and biomaterials.