Kolff Jacob, Olsen Don B., Kolff Willem J.
Division of Artificial Organs, Department of Surgery and the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112.
Cardiovasc Dis. 1975;2(3):265-272.
Progress in materials and design of a total artificial heart has lengthened survival times from 1(1/2) hours in 1958 to 3 months in 1974. During those years various limiting factors were found and analyzed. Remaining limitations encountered in a 3-month survivor were localized thrombosis within the blood chambers and infection along drive lines into the mediastinum.
全人工心脏在材料和设计方面的进展已将存活时间从1958年的1.5小时延长至1974年的3个月。在那些年里,发现并分析了各种限制因素。一名存活3个月的患者所遇到的剩余限制包括血腔内的局部血栓形成以及沿驱动线进入纵隔的感染。