Numerical design and experimental hydraulic testing of an axial flow ventricular assist device for infants and children

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 754-761

  Throckmorton, Amy L ^a   Untaroiu, Alexandrina ^b   Allaire, Paul E ^b   Wood, Houston G ^b   Lim, D Scott ^c   McCulloch, Michael A ^c   Olsen, Don B ^d  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b Virginia Artificial Heart Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Utah Artificial Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PEDIATRICS; SURGERY;

CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC TESTING; PEDIATRIC MECHANICAL ASSISTS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; SIMULATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PLASTICS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RHEOLOGY; ROTATION;

EID: 36549056164     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31815581ea     Document Type: Article

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