A mock circulatory system to assess the performance of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs): Does axial flow unload better than centrifugal LVAD?

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-147

  Sénage, Thomas ^a   Février, Dorothée ^a   Michel, Magali ^a   Pichot, Emmanuel ^a   Duveau, Daniel ^a   Tsui, Steven ^b   Trochu, Jean Noel ^a   Roussel, Jean Christian ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circulatory assistance devices; Experimental surgery; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; LVAD

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; PUMPS;

CIRCULATORY ASSISTANCE DEVICES; EXPERIMENTAL MODELING; HEART FAILURE; LVAD; MOCK CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REST; TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART;

HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 84896348343     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000045     Document Type: Article

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