Computational fluid dynamics analysis of surgical adjustment of left ventricular assist device implantation to minimise stroke risk

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-638

  Osorio, Andres F ^a   Osorio, Ruben ^a   Ceballos, Andres ^a   Tran, Reginald ^a   Clark, William ^a   Divo, Eduardo A ^a,b   Argueta Morales, I Ricardo ^c   Kassab, Alain J ^a   DeCampli, William M ^c,d  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b Daytona Beach Community College   (United States)

^c ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Lagrangian tracking; LVAD; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOWING WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; SURGERY;

CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; LAGRANGIAN TRACKING; LVAD; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; SURGERY; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AORTA, THORACIC; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84878634441     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.629616     Document Type: Article

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