TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Gerald E. TI - Artificial organs T2 - Synthesis lectures on biomedical engineering SN - 9781598293760 (hbk.) AV - RD598.35.A78 M55 2006 U1 - 617.956 21 PY - 2006/// CY - San Rafael, Calif. PB - Morgan & Claypool Publishers KW - Artificial Organs KW - Renal Dialysis KW - instrumentation KW - Heart, Artificial KW - Heart, Mechanical KW - Heart valve prosthesis KW - Cardiac pacemakers KW - Hemodialysis N1 - Title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 4, 2006); Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-66); Artificial heart valves -- Cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology -- Prosthetic heart valves -- Evaluation of prosthetic valves -- Artificial heart and cardiac assist devices -- Cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology -- Heart assist technology -- Evaluation of blood pumps -- Cardiac pacemakers -- Cardiac electrophysiology -- The electrocardiogram -- Cardiac pacemaker -- Pacemaker implantation -- Cardioverter -- Dialysis -- The nephron and mass transfer -- Dialysis procedure and the dialysis system -- History of dialysis -- Dialyzer cartridge reuse -- References; Available to subscribers only; Also available in print N2 - The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate sections of this lecture UR - http://0-www.morganclaypool.com.carlson.utoledo.edu/doi/abs/10.2200/S00023ED1V01Y200604BME004 ER -