Flow analysis of ventricular assist device inflow and outflow cannula positioning using a naturally shaped ventricle and aortic branch

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 798-806

  Laumen, Marco ^a   Kaufmann, Tim ^a   Timms, Daniel ^a   Schlanstein, Peter ^a   Jansen, Sebastian ^a   Gregory, Shaun ^b   Wong, Kai Chun ^a   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a   Steinseifer, Ulrich ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Inflow cannula; Particle image velocimetry; Rotary blood pump; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTARY PUMPS; VELOCIMETERS;

CANNULATIONS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBRAL PERFUSION; FLOW ANALYSIS; INFLOW CANNULAS; ORGAN PERFUSION; ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS; THROMBUS FORMATION; TIP GEOMETRY; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AORTA FLOW; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CANNULA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

EID: 77958567429     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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