title: Latest developments in the field of assisted circulation.
abstract: The 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs was held in Washington, DC, June 9 to 11, 2005. The abstract submission deadline for this meeting occurred on January 14, 2005. To ensure that the attendees were completely up-to-date with developments in the field of mechanical circulatory support, I was asked to provide a brief summary of developments or milestones that occurred after the abstract submission deadline. The list of highlights included in this manuscript was selected from an informal poll of colleagues and industry representatives, as well as a review of press releases and government- and industry-sponsored Web sites. Any omissions or errors in this summary of the latest developments in the field of mechanical circulatory support are entirely my responsibility. I also want the reader to understand that I have no financial interest in any of the device manufacturing companies to which I will refer.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Wayne E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Richenbacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018795:Device Approval; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States