title: Development of ventricular assist devices in China: present status, opportunities and challenges.
abstract: The growing number of heart failure patients and the scarcity of organ donors account for the huge need for the development of mechanical circulatory systems, including ventricular assist devices (VADs) and artificial hearts, in China. Several research programmes on blood pumps have been under way for the last three decades. However, unlike in other countries, the development of VADs has been extremely slow, and no system is currently approved and available for clinical application. There are many reasons for this situation. This article provides an overview of the present development of experimental and clinical research on VADs in China. In addition, the challenges for the clinical development of mechanical circulatory support in China are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and BioEngineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Kaiyun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and BioEngineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China changyu@bjut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and BioEngineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and BioEngineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital de la Pitié, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loisance
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and BioEngineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans
keywords: Axial pump; Centrifugal pump; Intra-aorta pump; Ventricular assist devices