Methods Our literature review included all full articles published in English language on the
Cochrane, MedLine, and Embase with references to “single ventricle” and “univentricular …

A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a form of mechanical circulatory support that uses a
mechanical pump to partially or fully take over the function of a failed heart. In recent …

Abstract Background The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blood pump is an open‐
source benchmark cardiovascular device introduced for validating computational and …

A blood turbine-pump system (iATVA), resembling a turbocharger was proposed as a
mechanical right-heart assist device without external drive power. In this study, the iATVA …

An in silico study is performed to investigate fluid dynamic effects of central venous catheter
(CVC) placement within patient-specific cavo-atrial junctions. Prior studies show the CVC …

End-stage Fontan patients with single-ventricle (SV) circulation are often bridged-to-heart
transplantation via mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Donor shortage and complexity of …

Background: Fontan completion is the last stage of univentricular repair, which drains the
inferior vena cava against gravity to a higher-pressure pulmonary arterial circulation. The …

Doenà § as cardÃacas impactam milhões anualmente, com transplantes cardÃacos
muitas vezes sendo a única soluà § ã o. Contudo, a escassez de doadores …