The mock circulatory loop (MCL) is an in vitro experimental system that can provide
continuous pulsatile flows and simulate different physiological or pathological parameters of …

Heart failure is a major health risk, and with limited availability of donor organs, there is an
increasing need for developing cardiac assist devices (CADs). Mock circulatory loops (MCL) …

Goal: This work presents the development of a Hybrid Mock Circulatory Loop (HMCL) to
simulate hemodynamics at patient-specific level in terms of both 3D geometry and …

Background: 3D printing represents an emerging technology in the field of cardiovascular
medicine. 3D printing can help to perform a better analysis of complex anatomies to optimize …

Vascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality and a major cause of
disability for Americans, and arterial stenosis is its most common form in systemic arteries …

Rotary blood pumps (RBPs) operating at a constant speed generate non-physiologic blood
pressure and flow rate, which can cause endothelial dysfunction, leading to adverse clinical …

In this work, a lumped‐parameter Windkessel model of the cardiovascular system that
simulates biomechanical parameters of the human physiology is presented. The object …

Introduction Peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO)
creates a retrograde flow along the aorta competing with the left ventricle (LV) in the so …

Cardiovascular diseases are commonly caused by atherosclerosis, stenosis and
aneurysms. Understanding the influence of these pathological conditions on the circulatory …

Aims Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) during acute cardiac failure restores
haemodynamic stability and provides life‐saving cardiopulmonary support. Unfortunately, all …