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High fidelity computational simulation of thrombus formation in Thoratec HeartMate II continuous flow ventricular assist device

Continuous flow ventricular assist devices (cfVADs) provide a life-saving therapy for severe heart failure. However, in recent years, the incidence of device-related thrombosis (resulting in stroke, device-exchange surgery or premature death) has been increasing dramatically, which has alarmed both...

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Autores principales: Wu, Wei-Tao, Yang, Fang, Wu, Jingchun, Aubry, Nadine, Massoudi, Mehrdad, Antaki, James F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5131309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27905492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38025