[Devices for temporary replacement of the pumping function of the heart]

The article gives the analysis of the authors' experience in developing the systems of mechanical maintenance of blood circulation: AvIK-9M, Sinus-BK, and the cylinder pump with an additional distal chamber, which has not only high hemodynamic efficiency but also, to a considerable extent, improves the bioenergetics of the myocardium. It also gives a detailed description of the device for the retrograde counterpulsation and periodic occlusion of the coronary sinus. All the systems have successfully undergone testing by experiment and in the clinic.