title: Mechanical cardiopulmonary support and artificial hearts.
abstract: The literature pertaining to the field of mechanical support of the circulation has been selective reviewed. The principal restraints to its further progress have been highlighted, and the efforts of the writer and his coworkers in certain of these sensitive areas has been commented on. The future of the materials problem, a major one, lies in study at the molecular level.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001243:Assisted Circulation; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials