Influence of LVAD cannula outflow tract location on hemodynamics in the ascending aorta: A patient-specific computational fluid dynamics approach

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 562-567

  Karmonik, Christof ^a   Partovi, Sasan ^b   Loebe, Matthias ^a   Schmack, Bastian ^c   Ghodsizad, Ali ^a,b   Robbin, Mark R ^c   Noon, George P ^a   Kallenbach, Klaus ^b   Karck, Matthias ^b   Davies, Mark G ^a   Lumsden, Alan B ^a   Ruhparwar, Arjang ^b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ascending aorta; computational fluid dynamics; left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ASCENDING AORTA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DISTURBED FLOW; FLOW DISTURBANCES; IMPINGEMENT ZONES; LARGE REGIONS; REDUCED PRESSURE; TURBULENT DISSIPATION; TURBULENT ENERGIES; TURBULENT MODELS; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AORTA; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE;

EID: 84868660839     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31826d6232     Document Type: Article

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