title: Clinical application of the ventricular assist devices in Japan.
abstract: From 1980 to March in 1989, there were 177 clinical application of ventricular assist device in Japan. Original diseases were 50% ischemic heart disease and 37% valvular disease. Duration of assistance ranged from one hour to 70 days. Thirty-one cases weaned from ventricular assistance and 11 cases became long-time survivors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Engineering and Cardiology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yambe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katahira
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonobe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akiho
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakinuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan