The role of pulsatile unloading in hemodynamic changes in intraventricular flow and
ventricular wall stress remains unknown. In this study, a finite element model of the left …

Stroke has become the main cause of mortality and morbidity in patients treated with Left
Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs). The hemodynamics of the left ventricle are altered by …

Background When using a pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD), it is important to
reduce the cardiac load variations of the native heart because severe cardiac load variations …

This study compares the physiological responses of systemic-to-pulmonary shunted single
ventricle patients to pulsatile and continuous flow ventricular assist devices (VADs) …

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support unloads left ventricular (LV) pressure and
volume and decreases wall stress. This study investigated the effect of systematic LVAD …

Because of pulsatile blood flow's benefit for myocardial recovery, perfusion of coronary
arteries and end organs, pulsatile ventricular assist devices (VADs) are still widely used as …

Abstract The Pressure Unloading Left Ventricular Assist Vevice (PULVAD) is a novel
implantable counterpulsation LVAD, designed to provide ventricular unloading with …

Predictive computation models offer the potential to uncover the mechanisms of treatments
whose actions cannot be easily determined by experimental or imaging techniques. This is …

BACKGROUND: Nonpulsatile axial or centrifugal pumps are the latest generation of left
ventricular assist devices (LVAD). Whether left ventricular (LV) unloading and outcome in …

Background and aims Although it is important to analyze the hemodynamic factors related to
the right ventricle (RV) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, previous …