Simulation of Ventricular, Cavo-Pulmonary, and Biventricular Ventricular Assist Devices in Failing Fontan

Artificial Organs

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 550-558

  Di Molfetta, Arianna ^a   Amodeo, Antonio ^b   Fresiello, Libera ^a   Trivella, Maria Giovanna ^a   Iacobelli, Roberta ^b   Pilati, Mara ^b   Ferrari, Gianfranco ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fontan failure; Lumped parameter models; Ventricular assist devices

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; NUMERICAL MODELS; OUTAGES;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; COMPLEX ANATOMY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; EXTERNAL WORK; FONTAN FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELLING; PHYSIOPATHOLOGY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84934281210     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aor.12434     Document Type: Article

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