Artificial organs
By: Miller, Gerald E.
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BookSeries: Synthesis lectures on biomedical engineering: #4.Publisher: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth St, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: 1 electronic text (v, 66 p. : ill.) : digital file.ISBN: 1598290487 (paper); 9781598290486 (paper); 9781598290493 (electronic bk.); 1598290495 (electronic bk.).Uniform titles: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science. Subject(s): Hemodialysis | Cardiac pacemakers | Heart valve prosthesis | Heart, Mechanical | Heart, Artificial | Human kidney | Human heart and heart surgery | Dialysis | Cardiac pacemaker | Artificial heart valve | Artificial heart and ventricular assistDDC classification: 617.4/120592 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource | Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-66).
Artificial heart valves -- Cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology -- Prosthetic heart valves -- Evaluation of prosthetic valves -- Artificial heart and cardiac assist devices -- Cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology -- Heart assist technology -- Evaluation of blood pumps -- Cardiac pacemakers -- Cardiac electrophysiology -- The electrocardiogram -- Cardiac pacemaker -- Pacemaker implantation -- Cardioverter -- Dialysis -- The nephron and mass transfer -- Dialysis procedure and the dialysis system -- History of dialysis -- Dialyzer cartridge reuse -- References.
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The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate sections of this lecture.
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