[Definitive assumption of heart function by the artificial heart].
Reproducing the function of the natural heart with an artificial heart requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Problems to be solved are anatomical, physiological, biological and technical ones. Moreover, clinical use of the artificial heart on a large scale in the near future may involve economical, ethical and legal issues. These several aspects are reviewed, and the State of the Art in 1981 is established.
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002302:Cardiac Output; D004285:Dogs; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006354:Heart, Artificial / Q000191:economics; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans
D001672:Biocompatible Materials
Prise en charge définitive de la fonction cardiaque par le coeur artificiel.