Evaluation of the HeartWare HVAD centrifugal pump for right ventricular assistance in an in vitro model

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-187

  Krabatsch, Thomas ^a   Hennig, Ewald ^a   Stepanenko, Alexander ^a   Schweiger, Martin ^a   Kukucka, Marian ^a   Huebler, Michael ^a   Potapov, Evgenij ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE LENGTH; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; IN-VITRO; INFLOW CANNULAS; INNER DIAMETERS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MOCK CIRCULATION; RIGHT VENTRICLE; RIGHT VENTRICULAR; SEWING RING;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY;

PUMPS;

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

CORONARY CIRCULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 79955608506     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318211ba2b     Document Type: Article

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