Design of an Artificial Left Ventricular Muscle: An Innovative Way to Actuate Blood Pumps
Van Der Smissen B et al. - The experimental results revealed a global LV motion resembling a real LV, and a close correlation between our model and a real LV in terms of end-systolic volume and pressure, end-diastolic volume and pressure, stroke volume, ejection fraction and pressure-volume relationship. The proposed model appears promising and it can be considered as a step forward when compared to currently applied actuator mechanisms, as it will likely result in more physiological intracavity blood flow patterns. [more...]
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