Exercise rehabilitation in heart failure patients has been shown to improve quality of life
(QoL) and survival. It is also recommended in clinical practice guidelines for ventricular …

BACKGROUND: Axial blood pumps have very successfully entered the arena of prolonged
clinical support. However, they offer only limited inherent load-responsive mechanisms for …

Background—Ventricular assist device (VAD) support with pulsatile first generation pumps is
a well-established therapy for bridging to transplantation. Shortcomings of this technology …

BACKGROUND: Thromboembolic and bleeding complications in outpatients with a left
ventricular assist device are common and can be detrimental. A meticulous balance …

In this paper, the development of a fully implantable wireless sensor able to provide
continuous real-time accurate pressure measurements is presented. Surface Acoustic Wave …

Surgically implanted continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) are currently
used in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF). However, CF-LVAD therapy introduces a …

Axial flow blood pumps for cardiac assistance have proven their clinical viability and benefit
in recent years. However, the clinical systems to date have no direct mechanism to decrease …

In recent years, implanted rotary pumps have achieved the level of extended clinical
application including complete mobilization and physical exercise of the recipients. A …

BACKGROUND: Axial blood pumps have been very successfully introduced into the arena
of prolonged clinical support. However, they do not offer inherent load-responsive …

A control system for rotary ventricular assist devices was developed to automatically
regulate the pumping speed of the device to avoid ventricular suction. The control system …