Numerical simulation of the pulsating catheter pump: A left ventricular assist device

Artificial Organs

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 924-931

  Verkerke, Gijsbertus Jacob ^a   Mihaylov, Dimitri ^a   Geertsema, Albert Anne ^a   Lubbers, Jaap ^a   Rakhorst, Gerhard ^a   Verkerke, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Left ventricular assist device; Mechanical circulatory support system; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; NUMERICAL MODELS; PUMPS;

BLOOD DAMAGE; BLOOD FLOW; FLOW PROFILE; IN-VITRO; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; LEFT VENTRICLES; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEMBRANE PUMPS; PRESSURE PROFILES;

CATHETERS;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CATHETER; DEVICE; DIASTOLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0032728973     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.1999.06249.x     Document Type: Article

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