From the moment of creation to the moment of death, the heart works tirelessly to circulate
blood, being a critical organ to sustain life. As a non-stopping pumping machine, it operates …

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) …

The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical device that can assist an ailing
heart in performing its functions. The latest generation of such devices is comprised of rotary …

The increased applicability and excellent results with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)
have revolutionized the treatment options available for patients with end-stage heart failure …

In clinical practice ventricular assist devices are generally applied with a constant rotary
speed. The lack of adaptivity to changes in hemodynamic conditions might result in …

There is increasing evidence for successful management of end-stage heart failure with
continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) technology. However, passive flow …

A control strategy for rotary blood pumps meeting different user‐selectable control objectives
is proposed: maximum support with the highest feasible flow rate versus medium support …

BACKGROUND: At present, most clinically implanted rotary blood pumps are operated at
constant speed and adjusted by the physician. It is generally assumed that an adaptation of …

The current article presents a novel physiological feedback controller for turbodynamic
ventricular assist devices (tVADs). This controller is based on the recording of the left …

Clinically adequate implementation of physiological control of a rotary left ventricular assist
device requires a sophisticated technique such as the recently proposed method based on …