Flow Modulation Algorithms for Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices to Increase Vascular Pulsatility: A Computer Simulation Study

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-100

  Ising, Mickey ^a   Warren, Sean ^a   Sobieski, Michael A ^b   Slaughter, Mark S ^a,b   Koenig, Steven C ^a,b   Giridharan, Guruprasad A ^b  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular modeling; Continuous flow; Pulsatile flow; Vascular pulsatility; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENTS; AORTIC VALVES; ARTERIAL PRESSURES; BEAT FREQUENCY; CARDIOVASCULAR MODELING; CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; CONTINUOUS FLOW; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; EXTERNAL WORK; FLOW MODULATIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; HEART FAILURE; HEMORRHAGIC STROKE; LEFT VENTRICULAR; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; MODULATION AMPLITUDES; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; MYOCARDIAL RECOVERY; PULSATILITY; PULSE WIDTH; TIME SHIFTS; VASCULATURE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MODULATION; UNLOADING;

FLOW SIMULATION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WORK; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; PULSATILE FLOW; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955797517     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0042-x     Document Type: Article

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