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Iranian-Canadian engineer (1942–2024)
Tofy Mussivand
Born Tofigh Mussivand
(1942-12-02 ) 2 December 1942Died 7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 81) Nationality Iranian, Canadian Occupation Engineer Known for Inventing an artificial cardiac pump
Tofigh "Tofy" Mussivand (
Persian : توفیق موسیوند ; 2 December 1942 – 7 January 2024) was an Iranian-Canadian medical engineer of
Kurdish origin who invented an artificial cardiac pump, a device that pumps blood and takes over the function of breathing during a heart surgery.
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Biography
Mussivand was born to
Kurdish parents in the village of Varkaneh in
Hamadan province ,
Iran . Before leaving Varkaneh to study in Tehran, he was a
goat herder .
[3] He studied engineering at
Tehran University and
University of Alberta , and fled Iran in 1957. He worked for the Canadian government, crown corporations, and the private sector.[
citation needed ]
Mussivand went on to receive his doctorate in medical engineering and medical sciences at the
University of Akron and the
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine . Thereafter, he joined the
Cleveland Clinic . In 1989, Mussivand returned to Canada.
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Mussivand was a professor of surgery and of engineering at the
University of Ottawa and
Carleton University ; the chair and director of the cardiovascular devices division of the
University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and medical devices program of both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. He was an honorary member of the
Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences .
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Mussivand died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 81.
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Selected publications
Mussivand, Tofy (2004).
"856-1 Mechanical circulatory support: Evolving trends in support duration" . Journal of the American College of Cardiology . 43 (5). Elsevier Biomedical: A233.
doi :
10.1016/s0735-1097(04)90994-1 .
ISSN
0735-1097 .
OCLC
98570923 .
Imachi, Kou; Mussivand, Tofy (2010). "Outline of the International Organization for Standardization Standard for Circulatory Support Devices (ISO 14708-5)". Artificial Organs . 34 (9). Blackwell Publishing: 695–698.
doi :
10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01097.x .
ISSN
1525-1594 .
OCLC
666863666 .
PMID
20883386 .
Mussivand, Tofy (2003). "Honoring Living Legends". Artificial Organs . 27 (6). Blackwell Science: 581–582.
doi :
10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07217.x .
ISSN
1525-1594 .
OCLC
437591192 .
PMID
12780514 .
S2CID
2295240 .
Mielniczuk, Lisa; Mussivand, Tofy; Davies, Ross; Mesana, Thierry G (2004). "Patient Selection for Left Ventricular Assist Devices". Artificial Organs . 28 (2). Blackwell Publishing: 152–157.
doi :
10.1111/j.1525-1594.2003.47333.x .
ISSN
1525-1594 .
OCLC
437941681 .
PMID
14961953 .
Mussivand, Tofy (1998). "Lessons Learned from the Grandfather of Artificial Organs". Artificial Organs . 22 (11). New York, Raven Press: 985–987.
doi :
10.1046/j.1525-1594.1998.06255.x .
ISSN
1525-1594 .
OCLC
92216345 .
PMID
9821535 .
Mussivand, Tofy (1999).
"ORIGINAL ARTICLES - Mechanical Circulatory Devices for the Treatment of Heart Failure - The results of a prospective trial of partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) > 7 cm, refractory NYHA Class IV symptoms, and depressed exercise oxygen consumption studies are reported. PLV can be performed with acceptable early and 12-month mortality. Significant improvement in LVEF, LVEDD, and NYHA Class are seen at up to 12-month follow-up" . Journal of Cardiac Surgery . 14 (3). Futura: 218–228.
doi :
10.1111/j.1540-8191.1999.tb00983.x .
ISSN
0886-0440 .
OCLC
96424197 .
PMID
10789713 .
S2CID
72383213 .
References