Clinical application of the ventricular assist devices in Japan.
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.
Nitta
S
S
Department of Medical Engineering and Cardiology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Yambe
T
T
Katahira
Y
Y
Sonobe
T
T
Naganuma
S
S
Akiho
H
H
Kakinuma
Y
Y
Tanaka
M
M
Miura
M
M
Sato
N
N
D002423:Cause of Death; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan