title: Thoughts about the history, environment, and future of some artificial organs.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kolff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001187:Artificial Organs / Q000266:history*; D006354:Heart, Artificial / Q000266:history; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000266:history; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration