Study on mechanical circulatory support and currently available supporting parts in China.
The research and development on extracorporeal and assisted circulation in China have been painstaking. On one hand, China has the largest population of 1.3 [corrected] billion in the world, and the demands for supporting equipment are huge. On the other hand, as a developing country, China is not wealthy. It is urgent to design and fabricate affordable circulatory support parts, machines, and artificial hearts for Chinese market. In this regard, we have made our own heart-lung machine, mechanical and tissue valves, oxygenators, and artificial hearts and their improved versions. The cost of these parts is much lower as compared with those in the Western market. Although the results of clinical application are good so far, the quality of these lifesaving parts needs to be continuously improved.
Chen
Chang-Zhi
CZ
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. changzhi6@hotmail.com
Ye
Chun-Xiu
CX
D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002681:China; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010106:Oxygenators / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data