Device thrombogenicity emulation: A novel method for optimizing mechanical circulatory support device thromboresistance

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Girdhar, Gaurav ^a   Xenos, Michalis ^a   Alemu, Yared ^a   Chiu, Wei Che ^a   Lynch, Bryan E ^c   Jesty, Jolyon ^b   Einav, Shmuel ^a   Slepian, Marvin J ^d   Bluestein, Danny ^a  

^a St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Micromed Cardiovascular Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICE THROMBOGENICITY EMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLATELET DISPERSION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION AND CHARACTERISTICS; THROMBOGENICITY; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PROSTHESIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

PROTHROMBIN; THROMBIN;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PLATELETS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THROMBIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84857702487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032463     Document Type: Article

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