A small pulsatile blood pump for ventricular support during end-stage heart failure

Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 373-376

  Förster, Frank ^a   Kaufmann, Ralf ^a   Reul, Helmut ^a   Günter, Rau ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromechanical displacement blood pump; Mechanical gear design; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; GEARS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PUMPS;

BLOOD PUMP; DESIGN GOAL; ELECTROMECHANICAL DISPLACEMENT BLOOD PUMP; ELECTROMECHANICAL DISPLACEMENTS; GEAR DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL GEAR DESIGN; PULSATILES; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

CARDIOLOGY;

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX;

EID: 0034041002     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2000.06533.x     Document Type: Article

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