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Particle Image Velocimetry Tests on Pediatric 45-cc and 30-cc Ventricle Assist Devices: Effects of Heart Rate on VAD Operation

BACKGROUND: This study investigated flow analysis inside pediatric ventricle assist devices (VADs) designed and manufactured at the Foundation for Cardiac Surgery Development (FRK), Zabrze, Poland. The main goal of the experiment was to define the minimal heart rate admissible in clinical practice....

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Autores principales: Witkowski, Dariusz, Obidowski, Damian, Reorowicz, Piotr, Jodko, Daniel, Jozwik, Krzysztof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28708210
http://dx.doi.org/10.5301/ijao.5000618