Is Continuous Flow Superior to Pulsatile Flow in Single Ventricle Mechanical Support? Results from a Large Animal Pilot Study

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 443-447

  Fujii, Yasuhiro ^a   Ferro, Giuseppe ^a   Kagawa, Hiroshi ^a   Centola, Luca ^a   Zhu, Liqun ^a   Ferrier, William T ^b   Talken, Linda ^b   Riemer, R Kirk ^a   Maeda, Katsuhide ^a   Nasirov, Teimour ^a   Hodges, Bill ^c   Amirriazi, Saleh ^c   Lee, Eric ^c   Sheff, Donald ^d   May, Judith ^e   May, Robert ^e   Reinhartz, Olaf ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c THORATEC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

animal model; axial pump; pneumatic pulsatile pump; single ventricle; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; HEMODYNAMICS; PUMPS;

ANIMAL MODEL; AXIAL PUMPS; PULSATILE PUMP; SINGLE VENTRICLE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ANIMALS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; LAMB; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULSATILE FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; STERNOTOMY; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE MODEL; DOMESTIC SHEEP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 84937575980     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000220     Document Type: Article

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