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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 35(7): 548-552
Published online July 5, 2002
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Ho Sung Son*, Kyung Sun*, Jae Seung Jung*,
Bong Kyu Chung*, Jae Seung Shin*, Kwang Taik Kim*,
Hye Won Lee**, Byoung Goo Min, Ph.D.***, Hyoung Mook Kim*
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University
Department of Anesthesiology, Korea University
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Korean artificial heart(AnyHeart) is a single-pieced and implantable bi-ventricular pulsatile pump adapting a moving actuator mechanism. The authors report a case of clinical application of AnyHeart as a life-saving device for the patients with end-stage heart disease combined with biventricular failure.
Keywords: 1. Heart, Artificial 2. Heart assist device 3. Heart failure
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 35(7): 548-552
Published online July 5, 2002
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Ho Sung Son*, Kyung Sun*, Jae Seung Jung*,
Bong Kyu Chung*, Jae Seung Shin*, Kwang Taik Kim*,
Hye Won Lee**, Byoung Goo Min, Ph.D.***, Hyoung Mook Kim*
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University
Department of Anesthesiology, Korea University
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Korean artificial heart(AnyHeart) is a single-pieced and implantable bi-ventricular pulsatile pump adapting a moving actuator mechanism. The authors report a case of clinical application of AnyHeart as a life-saving device for the patients with end-stage heart disease combined with biventricular failure.
Keywords: 1. Heart, Artificial 2. Heart assist device 3. Heart failure