Scientific Program


Sunday, August 31st, 2003
 
13:00-13.15 Opening
 
13:15-15:35 Session 1
New Developments in Non-Pulsatile Pump Design
Chair: Christo Nojiri, Terumo Inc., USA
Kou Imachi, Tokyo Japan
 
13:15-13:35

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New Challenges and Open Questions for Biventricular Rotary Pump Assist
Y. Nosé, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
 
13:35-13:50

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The Direct Drive Centrifugal Pump Rotassist: Electrical and Hydraulic Design and Performance
N. Mendler*, A. Breitenbach* , J. Merwerth**, N. Mueller***, C. Steinbrecher**
* German Heart Institute Munich, Germany; ** Munich University of Technology, Germany;
*** Jostra AG, Hirrlingen, Germany
 
13:50-14:05

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Design and Numerical Analysis of a Novel Axial Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device
A. Untaroiu1; X. Song1, H.G. Wood1, P.E. Allaire1, A.L. Throckmorton1, D.B. Olsen_, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; _ Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
 
14:05-14:20

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Pulsation Device for Rotary Blood Pumps
T. Yambe*, Y. Shiraishi*, M. Esashi*, Y. Haga*, M. Yoshizawa*, F. Sato*, K. Imachi**, Y. Abe**, S. Nitta
*) Tohoku University; **) the University of Tokyo
 
14:20-14:35

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Effectiveness of Double Volute and Leak Flow Rate Through Shroud Clearance Of Centrifugal Blood Pump With Magnetically Suspended Impellers
T. Akamatsu, M. Yamazaki, K. Hattori
Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan
 
14:35-14:50

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Development of a Hydrodynamic Bearing for a Microaxial Pump
T. Kink, H. Reul
Institute for Biomedical Technologies, Helmholtz-Institute, RWTH-Aachen, Germany
 
14:50-15:05

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A Magnetic Fluid Shaft Seal for Rotary Blood Pumps: Sealing and Biological Properties
K. Sekine, Y. Mitamura, I. Nishimura, S. Murabayashi, R. Yozu*
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; * Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
 
15:05-15:20

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Animal Testing of Microvad; From Extracorporeal Model to Implantation Without Anticoagulation
B. Meyns, E. Verbeken, V. Leunens, H. Bollen, W. Kerkhoffs*, O. Schumacher*, H. Reul*, W. Flameng
Center of experimental cardiac Surgery, KU Leuven, Belgium; * Institute for biomedical technologies, RWTH-Aachen, Germany
 
15:20-15:35

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Left Heart Support With the Newly Developed Microdiagonal Blood Pump
R. Autschbach1, L. Demircan1, S. Christiansen1, W. Buhre_, S. Nikolin3, J.M. Schröder3, P. Kwant4, M. Akdis4, H. Reul4
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, _Department of Anesthesia, 3 Institute for Neuropathology, 4Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Aachen, Germany
 
15:35-16:00 Coffee Break
 
16:00-17:50 Session 2
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Numerical Assessment in Non-Pulsatile Pump Design
Chair: Klaus Affeld, Charité, Berlin
Jim Antaki, Pittsburgh, USA
 
16:00-16:20
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Benefits and Pitfalls of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Development of Centrifugal Blood Pumps: Predicting Flow Patterns, Hemolysis, and Performance
M. Behr, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
 
16:20-16:35

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Design Requirements for an Axial Flow Blood Pump, Challenges Facing a Blood Pump Designer
A. Untaroiu, A.L. Throckmorton, X. Song, H.G. Wood, P.E. Allaire
University of Virginia
D.B. Olsen, Utah Artificial Heart Institute
 
16:35-16:50

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Numerical Modeling of a Fluid-Structure-Interaction Using CFX-Tascflow and Matlab-Simulink: Evaluation and Application to the Hemobear Blood Pump
T. Grönsfelder*, R. Nordmann*, H. Schima**, C. Reindl***
Dep. Of Mechatronics and Machineacoustics, Darmstadt Univ. of Technology, Germany; ** Dept. of Biomed Engineering and LBI of Cardiac Surgery, Univ. of Vienna, Austria
 
16:50-17:05

O 12
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of the Valvo Pump, an Intra-Ventricular Assist Device
T. Yano*, K. Sekine*, A. Mitoh**, Y. Mitamura*
*) Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; **) Tomakomai National College of Technology, Tomakomai, Japan
 
17:05-17:20

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CFD and Flow Visualization of a Maglev Centrifugal LVAD
H. Loree*, G. Burgreen+ #, K. Bourque*, C. Dague*, V. Poirier*, D. Farrar*, E. Hampton+, R. Wiesemann+, Z. Wu **, T. Gempp §, R. Schöb§
*Thoratec Corp., Woburn, MA; +Engineering Applied Sciences Inc., Export, PA; #Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; ** University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; § Levitronix GmbH, Zürich, Switzerland
 
17:20-17:35

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Accessories of Rotary Blood Pumps: Cannula, Inducer, Volute, Diffuser and Discharger
X. Song 1, H.G. Wood1, D.B. Olsen2
1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; 2 Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
 
17:35-17:50

O 15
Effects of Volute Geometry on Blood Trauma – A Numerical Study
W.K. Chan, Y.W. Wong, W. Hu
School of Mechanical & Production Engineering; Nanyang Technological University, Republic of Singapore
 
19:00-23:00 Get Together at Sunseeker
 
 
Monday, September 1st, 2003
 
8:00-8:30 Key-Note Address 1
Introduction: Leonard Golding, Cleveland, USA
 
IS Non Pulsatile Cardiac Assistance – From Early Days to Present State
Don B. Olsen, Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
 
8:30-11:45 Session 3
Device Update
Chair: Roland Hetzer, Berlin, Germany
Yukiyashu Sezai, Tokio, Japan
 
8:30-8:45
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Current Status of HeartMate II LVAS
Ken Buttler
Thoratec Corp., Rancho Corduva, CA, USA
 
8:45-9:00
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Current Status of Jarvik 2000 LVAS
Stephen Westaby
Oxford Heart Center, Oxford, Great Britain
 
9:00-9:15
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O 16
Preliminary Report of the DeBakey VAD® US Feasibility Trial
G. P. Noon, D. Goldstein, P. McCarthy, D. Morley, E. Teitel
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
 
9:15-9:30
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O 17
Clinical Application of the First Left Ventricular Cardiac Assist Device Without Any Wear and Tear
J. Mueller, Y. Weng, E.V. Potapov, T. Drews, D. Kemper, M. Jurmann, R. Hetzer
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
 
9:30-10:00 Coffee Break
 
10:00-10:15
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Current Status of HeartMate III LVAS
H. M. Loree II,
Thoratec Corp., Woburn, MA, USA
 
10:15-10:30
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Preclinical Testing of the CorAideTM Ventricular Assist System
L. Golding, K. Doi, A. Massiello, D. Horvath, Y. Ootaki, K. Fukamachi
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner; Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
 
10:30-10:45
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HeartQuest(TM) VAD: Progress Towards Viable Destination Therapy
P. Khanwilkar, G. Jacobs, S. Miles, J. Antaki*, C. Chen**, B. Paden**, G. Bearnson, D. Paden**, J. Long***
MedQuest Products, Inc.; * Antakamatics, Inc.; **Magnetic Moments, Inc.; *** LDS Hospital
 
10:45-11:00
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Current Status of the Duraheart LVAS – A Mag-Lev Centrifugal Pump
C. Nojiri*, G. Harris*, M. McCartney*, J. Maekawa*, M. Yanai*, N. Sugiura*, D. Olsen+, G. Burns+
Terumo Heart, Inc.; and Utah Artificial Heart Institute
 
11:00-11:15
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Current Status of VentrAssist LVAS
J. Woodard
Ventracor Ltd., Chatswood, Australia
 
11:15-11:30
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O 21
2 Years Clinical Experience With the Deltastream Blood Pump System
O. Marseille, C. Benk, S. Beholz, M. Kessler
Medos AG, Stollberg, Germany
 
11:30-11:45
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Current Status of Gyro Centrifugal Blood Pump
Y. Nosé
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
 
11:45-13:00 Lunch
 
13:00-14:45 Session 4
Physiology, Pathophysiology and Clinical Difference of Non-Pulsatile vs. Pulsatile Acute and Chronic Support
Chair: Hiraku Matsuda, Osaka, Japan
O. Howard Frazier, Houston, USA
 
13:00-13:15
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Precise Quantification of Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Pressure-Flow Waveforms During Extracorporeal Circulation
A. Undar
Penn State Children’s Hospital, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
 
13:15-13:30
IS
Physiologic Compatibility of Continuous Blood Flow: Summary of the Initial Clinical Studies in Vienna
H. Schima, G. Wieselthaler, E. Wolner
Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria
 
13:30-13:45
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Physiologic Compatibility of Continuous Blood Flow: Summary of the Initial Clinical Studies in Houston
O. Howard Frazier
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA
 
13:45-14:00

O 22
Effect of Pulsatility on Conjunctival Microcirculation of the Goat Implanted an Undulation Pump Total Artificial Heart
A. Baba*, P. Dobsak**, I. Saito*, T. Isoyama*, K. Takiura*, M. Shibata*, Y. Abe*, T. Chinzei*, J. Vasku**, K. Imachi*
*) University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; **) Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
 
14:00-14:15

O 23
Organ Circulation During Left Ventricular Assistance With the Implantable Undulation Type Ventricular Assist Device
T. Yambe*, Y. Shiraishi*, Y. Abe**, K. Imachi*, I. Saito**, S. Mochizuki**, Y. Mitamura***, M. Umezu****, T. Matsuda******, E. Okamoto******, S. Nitta*
*) Tohoku University, Japan; **) the University of Tokyo, Japan; ***) Hokkaido University, Japan; ****) Kyushu University, Japan; ******) Hokkaido Tokai University, Japan
 
14:15-14:30

O 24
Neurocognitive Function in Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices
D. Zimpfer, D. Haider, M. Czerny, W. Roethy, J. Kilo, F. Vogt, H. Schima, G. Wieselthaler, E. Wolner, M. Grimm
 
14:30-14:45

O 25
Anesthetic Induction With Ketamine Inhibits Platelet Activation Before, During, and After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Baboons
A. Ündar, H.C. Eichstaedt, F.J. Clubb,Jr., M. Fung, M. Lu, J.E. Bigley, B. Deady, A. Porter, W.K. Vaughn, S.A. Stayer, D.B. Andropoulos, C.D. Fraser,Jr.
Texas Children`s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute, Tanox, Inc., Houston,TX
 
15:15-17:00 Symposium
Artificial Oxygenation and Rotary Pumps: Achievements Goals and Dreams
Chair: Bart Meyns, Leuven, Belgium
Heinrich Schima, Vienna, Austria
 
15:15-15:30
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O 26
The Chronic Effects on the Lungs in the Goat Following Up-To-Five-Mounth Venoarterial Bypass Using an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
T. Mizuno, E. Tatsumi, T. Nishinaka, N. Katagiri, Y. Shirakawa, T. Tsukiya, A. Homma, Y. Takewa, H. Takano, S. Kitamura, Y. Taenaka
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
 
15:30-15:45
IS
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Acute Postsurgical Care
A. El-Banayosy, L. Kizner, K. Minami, R. Körfer
Heart Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
 
15:45-16:00
IS
Extracorporeal Oxygenation (ECCO) in Long-Term Intensive Care Patients
J. Svennevig
Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
 
16:00-16:15
IS
ECMO in Juvenile Patients
G. Trittenwein
Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria
 
16:15-16:30
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Development and Evaluation of a Long-Term ECMO System With No or Minimum Anticoagulation Therapy
Y. Taenaka
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
 
16:30-16:45
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Rotary Systems for Long-Term Oxygenation
M. Gartner
Ension Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
 
16:45-17:00 Panel Discussion
 
17:00-18:45 Session 5
Control Aspects and Energy Management of Rotary Blood Pumps
Chair: J. Woodard, VentrAssist, Australia
S. Takatani, Tokyo, Japan
 
17:00-17:15
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New Aspects of Rotary Blood Pump Control and Energy Management
L. Golding
Cleveland Clinics, Cleveland, USA
 
17:15-17:30

O 27
Clinical Experiences With a Physiologically Adaptive Control of Rotary Blood Pumps and It`s Performance in Crucial Situations
H. Schima*, M. Vollkron*, L. Huber*, G. Morello**, B. Benkowski**, M. Quittan*, G. Wieselthaler*
*) Dept. Of Cardiothor. Surg. And LBI, Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Dept. Of med. Physics., University of Vienna;**) MicroMed Inc., Houston TX, USA
 
17:30-17:45

O 28
Physiologic Insensitive Left Ventricular Assist May Predispose Right-Sided Circulatory Failure: A Pilot Simulation and Validation Study
K. Reesink*, A. Dekker*, T. van der Nagel*, H. Blom**, C. Soemers*, G. Geskes*, J. Maessen*, E. van der Veen*
*) Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
**) Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
 
17:45-18:00

O 29
Sensor-Based Absolute Pressure Monitoring in an Axial Blood Pump
K. Graichen, P. Nüsser, F. Deus, R. Breuel, W. Neumann, M. Göllner, J. Müller
Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany
 
18:00-18:15

O 30
Necessities For Patient and Device Monitoring During the Various Phases of Circulatory Support
H. Schima*, M. Vollkron*, L. Huber*, W. Roethy, G. Wieselthaler*
* Dept. Of Cardiothor. Surg. and LBI, Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Dept of med Physics., University of Vienna, Austria
 
18:15-18:30

O 31
Suction Control of an Axial Flow Blood Pump With a Magnetically Suspended Rotor
A. Arndt, P. Nuesser, K. Graichen, T. Merkel, J. Hoffmann, P. Goettel, V. Gaydos, J. Mueller
Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany
 
18:30-18:45

O 32
Development of the Implantable Data Communication Unit Using Bluetooth
H. Yamagishi*, Y. Sankai*, T. Tsutsui**
*) Institute of Engineering Mechanics and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan;
**) Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
 
20:00-24:00 Dinner & Award Ceremony
 
 
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003
 
8:30-9:00 Key-Note Adress 2
Introduction: Y. Nosé, Houston, USA
 
IS Lessons Learnt from Rotary Blood Pump Use and a Look at the Future
M. E. DeBakey
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
 
9:00-11:45 Session 6
In-Vitro and In-Vivo Testing of Rotary Blood Pumps
Chair: Nikolaus Mendler, Munich, Germany
Yukihiko Nosé, Houston, USA
 
9:00-9:20
IS
Significance, Actual Methods and Clinical Relevance of In-Vitro and In-Vivo Testing for Rotary Blood Pump Development
H. Reul
Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, Germany
 
9:20-9:35

O 33
A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems
S.M. Patel, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, J.M. Adams, D.B. Olsen
Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
 
9:35-9:50

O 34
Numerical Assessment of the Thrombosis Risk in Centrifugal Blood Pumps
C. Bludszuweit, S. Kühne,
ASD Advanced Simulation & Design GmbH, Rostock, Germany
 
9:50-10:05

O 35
A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model to Predict Thrombus in Blood Pump
X. Song*, H.G. Wood*, D.B. Olsen**
*) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; **) Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
 
10:05-10:30 Coffee Break
 
10:30-10:45

O 36
Can the Impact of Impeller Shroud Clearance on Hemolytic Properties of a Rotary Blood Pump Be Predicted by CFD?
A. Arvand, M. Akdis, M. Martin, H. Reul, G. Rau
Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, Germany
 
10:45-11:00

O 37
Flow Visualization for an Implantable Centrifugal Blood Pump, Evaheart
T. Yamane*, D. Sugiyama**, T. Miyakoshi***, K. Yamazaki****
*) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan;
**) Science University of Tokyo, Japan; ***) Sun Medical Technology Research Corp., Japan;
****) Tokyo Women`s Medical University, Japan
 
11:00-11:15

O 38
From Animal to Human: Final Preclinical Testing of Evaheart(TM) LVAS
H. Tsukui*, K. Yamazaki**, S. Kihara**, K. N. Litwak*, P. Litwak*, M. V. Kameneva*, O. Tagusari**, T. Akimoto**, M. Umezo***, J. Tomioka***, R.L. Kormos*, B. P. Griffith****, H. Kurosawa**
*) University of Pittsburgh, USA; **) Tokyo Women`s Medical University, Japan; ***) Waseda University, Japan; ****) University of Maryland, USA
 
11:15-11:30

O 39
Nedo PI710 BVAD With Hydraulically Levitated Impeller: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
T. Motomura, K. Watanabe, T. Asai, A. Hata, K. Yuri, T. Shinohara*, S. Ito, S. Tsujimura, D. Oestmann, J. Glueck, Y. Nosé
Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Houston Texas, USA; *) MIWATEC; Co., Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
 
11:30-11:45

O 40
Performance of a Magnetically Suspended Rotary Blood Pump Prototype
J.P. Willis, MiTiHeart Inc.
 
11:45-12:15 Special Lecture
Introduction: A. El-Banayosy, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
 
IS
O 41
Regulatory Gaps in Reimbursement of Ventricular Assist Devices in Germany
H. Rosery, R. Bergemann
Institute for Medical Outcome Research (IMOR GmbH)
 
12:15-13:15 Lunch
 
13:15-15:05 Session 7
Pump Miniturization and Pediatric Pump Development
Chair: Ernst Wolner, Vienna, Austria
Reiner Koerfer, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
 
13:15-13:35
IS
Ventricular Assist Device in Children. The Berlin Experience
R. Hetzer
Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
 
13:35-13:50
IS
First Successful Bridge of a Child with a Rotary Blood Pump to Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
E. Devaney
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
 
13:50-14:05

O 42
Design of an Axial Flow Pediatric Left Ventricular Assist Device
A.L. Throckmorton*, A. Untaroiu*, X. Song*, H.G. Wood*, P.E. Allaire*, D.B. Olsen**
*) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; **) Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
 
14:05-14:20

O 43
Miniature Maglev Centrifugal Pump for Infants and Small Children: Initial Progress
J.F. Antaki*, G.B. Bearnson****, H.S. Borovetz*, J.R. Boston*, C. Chen***, S.K. Gandhi*, J.A. Hawkins****, G. Jacobs****, M.V. Kameneva*, B.B. Keller**, P. Khanwilkar****, R.L. Kormos*, C.-M. Li***, K.N. Litwak*, J.W. Long****, S. Miles****, B.E. Paden***, D. Paden***, R.E. Shaddy****, M.A. Simaan*, T.A. Snyder*, W.R. Wagner*, S.A. Webber**, E.J. Wells***, J. Wu***, Z. Wu*, L.J. Yount***
*) University of Pittsburgh; **) Children`s Hospital of Pittsburgh; ***) Magnetic Moments,LLC,Santa Barbara,CA; ****) MedQuest Products, Inc., Salt Lake City,UT
 
14:20-14:35

O 44
Implantation of the Gold Medical Magnevad(TM) – The World`s smallest Magnetic Bearing Turbo-Pump
M. Goldowsky, Gold Medical Technologies Inc., Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N. Y., USA
 
14:35-14:50

O 45
Development of Pediatric Centrifugal GYRO Pump for Long-Term Circulatory Support
T. Motomura*, K. Watanabe*, T. Asai*, A. Hata*, K. Yuri*, T. Shinohara**, S. Ito*, S. Tsujimura*, D. Oestmann*, J. Glueck*, Y. Nosé
*) Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas, USA; **) MIWATEC Corporation LTD, Kanagawa, Japan
 
14:50-15:05

O 46
Exploring the Limits: Ultra-small Axial Pump for Long Term Cardiac Assist
W. Kerkhoffs, O. Schumacher, B. Meyns*, H. Reul
Institute for Biomedical Technologies, RWTH-Aachen, Germany; *) Center of Experimental Cardiac Surgery, KU Leuven, Belgium
 
15:05-15:30 Coffee Break
 
15:30-17:50 Session 8
Clinical Use and Device Choice in Acute and/or Chronic Cardiac Failure
Chair: George Noon, Houston, USA
S. Kyo, Saitama, Japan
 
15:30-15:45

O 47
Left Ventricular Support by Catheter Mounted Axial Flow Pump Reduces Infarct Size
B. Meyns, J. Stolinski, V. Leunens, E. Verbeken, W. Flameng
Department Cardiac Surgery and Pathology, Leuven, Belgium
 
15:45-16:00

O 48
Mechanical Ventricular Support Using Centrifugal Blood Pump for BTR, BTB, and BTT
M. Morshuis, L. Arusoglu, S. Schulte-Eistrup, A. El-Banayosy, L. Kizner, K. Kind, H.H. Weitkemper, K. Minami, R. Körfer
Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
 
16:00-16:15

O 49
Outcomes of Congenital Heart Surgery Patients After Extracorporeal Life Support at Texas Children`s Hospital
Ündar, E.D. McKenzie, M.C. McGarry, W.R. Owens, D.L. Surprise, V.D. Kilpack, M.W. Mueller, S.A. Stayer, D.B. Andropoulos, J.A. Towbin, C.D. Fraser,Jr.
Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and Congenital Heart Surgery Service, Texas Children`s Hospital, Houston, Texas
 
16:15-16:30

O 50
Conventional Extra corporeal System (ECS) compared to preload controlled Extracardial Pump System (ECAPS) at coronary revascularisation with the diagonal pump Delta Stream
H.J. Knobl, K. Kind, R. Block, S. Meyer, K. Minami, R. Körfer
Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
 
16:30-16:50
IS
Pathophysiology and Rationale for Acute Non-Pulsatile Support in Acute Cardigenic Shock
D. Horstkotte, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
 
16:50-17:10
IS
Management of Advanced Heart Failure: When Medical Therapy is not enough
E. Gronda
Ospedale ´Ca´Granda´ Milano Niguarda, Milano, Italy
 
17:10-17:30
IS
The Optimal Timing of Patient Referral for VAD Implantation: The Surgeons Perspective
Georg M. Wieselthaler
Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria
 
17:30-17:50
IS
The Economics of the LVAD Industry
D. Anderson
MicroMed Technology Inc., Houston, TX, USA
 
17:50 Closing Remarks
 
18:30 Shuttle to ESAO, Aachen from Heart Center