title: Current methods for circulatory support.
abstract: Although the concept of artificial circulatory support has existed for almost 200 years, it has only been within the last 4 decades that engineers and physicians have developed mechanical devices that can 1) temporarily support the circulation in a patient until the heart recovers or a new heart can be transplanted, or 2) permanently replace a failed heart. In this paper, we briefly describe the devices and techniques that are in current clinical use and speculate on the use of such devices in the future.
authors.affiliation: Cardiopulmonary Transplant Service, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Houston.
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Frazier
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Macris
mesh_terms: D015908:Counterpulsation; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans