"Heart, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A pumping mechanism that duplicates the output, rate, and blood pressure of the natural heart. It may replace the function of the entire heart or a portion of it, and may be an intracorporeal, extracorporeal, or paracorporeal heart. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006354
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.300 E07.858.082.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart, Artificial- Heart, Artificial
- Artificial Heart
- Artificial Hearts
- Hearts, Artificial
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart, Artificial" by people in Profiles.
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Nothing like a good feud to spark competition: First use of the total artificial heart. Artif Organs. 2022 Jan; 46(1):8-13.
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Feasibility of long-term continuous flow total heart replacement in calves. Int J Artif Organs. 2022 Jan; 45(1):44-51.
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Biventricular failure and total artificial heart: Old and new solutions for a vexing problem. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2020 Nov-Dec; 61(6):413-414.
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Investigation of the inherent left-right flow balancing of rotary total artificial hearts by means of a resistance box. Artif Organs. 2020 Jun; 44(6):584-593.
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Total Artificial Heart Salvage of a Heterotopic Heart Transplant Patient. ASAIO J. 2020 01; 66(1):e15-e18.
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Commentary: To remove (a heart), or not to remove, that is the question. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 03; 159(3):1083-1084.
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Decellularization of Whole Human Heart Inside a Pressurized Pouch in an Inverted Orientation. J Vis Exp. 2018 11 26; (141).
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Total artificial heart implantation as a bridge to transplantation: a viable model for the future? Expert Rev Med Devices. 2018 Oct; 15(10):701-706.
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Use of Remote Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring (CardioMEMS System) in Total Artificial Heart to Assess Pulmonary Hemodynamics for Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2018 Jul/Aug; 64(4):e75-e77.
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16-Channel Flexible System to Measure Electrophysiological Properties of Bioengineered Hearts. Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2018 03; 9(1):94-104.