Volume 31, Issue 9 pp. 667-676

Hemodynamic and Metabolic Changes During Exercise in Calves With Total Artificial Hearts of Different Sizes yet Similar Output

Keiji Kamohara

Keiji Kamohara

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Stephan Weber

Stephan Weber

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Ryan S. Klatte

Ryan S. Klatte

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Viviane Luangphakdy

Viviane Luangphakdy

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Christine R. Flick

Christine R. Flick

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Yoshio Ootaki

Yoshio Ootaki

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Masatoshi Akiyama

Masatoshi Akiyama

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Faruk Cingoz

Faruk Cingoz

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Chiyo Ootaki

Chiyo Ootaki

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Michael W. Kopcak Jr

Michael W. Kopcak Jr

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Jenny Liu

Jenny Liu

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Ji-Feng Chen

Ji-Feng Chen

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Jose L. Navia

Jose L. Navia

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

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William A. Smith

William A. Smith

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

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Kiyotaka Fukamachi

Corresponding Author

Kiyotaka Fukamachi

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute; and

Dr. Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Department of Biomedical Engineering, ND20, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 30 June 2007
Citations: 6

Abstract

Abstract: To evaluate the effects of downsizing of the total artificial heart (TAH), we compared the anaerobic threshold (AT) values in calves with two different types of TAH (Cleveland Clinic–Nimbus TAH and the downsized MagScrew TAH). Exercise studies were performed using a treadmill in 12 calves. During the exercise, parameters to obtain the AT were measured. To evaluate the determinants of the AT, a linear regression analysis was performed between AT and potential variables. AT values from 29 studies revealed no significant differences between the two different TAHs, with no significant differences in hemodynamic or oxygen metabolic parameters. AT values correlated well with pump flow/body weight (Q) multiplied by the hemoglobin level, regardless of the TAH used. In conclusion, downsizing of the original TAH design did not reduce AT without any significant differences in hemodynamic or oxygen metabolic parameters during exercise in calves. 

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