Kantrowitz A
Med Instrum. 1976 Sep-Oct;10(5):224-7.
Mechanical systems designed to support the failing heart temporarily or permanently are briefly described. Of these systems, most are still in the experimental laboratory, but several devices have had limited trial in patients. One for temporary use, the intra-aortic balloon pump, is now routinely used as adjunctive support for selected patients undergoing open-heart surgery. The development of these systems followed experimental demonstration that by manipulating arterial pressure and flow, it would be possible to increase coronary blood flow and diminish left ventricular work.
简要介绍了旨在暂时或永久支持衰竭心脏的机械系统。在这些系统中，大多数仍处于实验阶段，但有几种设备已在患者身上进行了有限的试验。一种临时使用的主动脉内球囊泵，现在已常规用作接受心脏直视手术的特定患者的辅助支持。这些系统的发展是基于实验证明，即通过控制动脉压力和流量，可以增加冠状动脉血流量并减少左心室的工作量。
