Design features, developmental status, and experimental results with the heartmate III centrifugal left ventricular assist system with a magnetically levitated rotor

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-315

  Farrar, David J ^a   Bourque, Kevin ^b   Dague, Charles P ^b   Cotter, Christopher J ^b   Poirier, Victor L ^b  

^a THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MACHINE DESIGN; MAGNETIC LEVITATION;

CENTRIFUGAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEMS; MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED ROTORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PULSE PRESSURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CALF (BOVINE); CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART OUTPUT; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSE PRESSURE; RELIABILITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CATTLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34249011417     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3180536694     Document Type: Article

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