Progress in the field of prosthetic cardiovascular devices has significantly contributed to the
rapid advancements in cardiac therapy during the last four decades. The concept of …

Thrombus formation in major arteries is life threatening. In this review article, we discuss
how an arterial thrombus can form under pathologically high shear stresses, with bonding …

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have already helped many patients with heart failure but
have the potential to assist more patients if current problems with blood damage (hemolysis …

Purpose Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is used for patients with refractory heart failure
with or without respiratory failure. This temporary support is provided by blood pumps which …

An extended pattern search approach is presented for the optimization of the placement of
wind turbines on a wind farm. Problem-specific extensions infuse stochastic characteristics …

In this study, the flow features and device‐associated blood trauma in 4 clinical ventricular
assist devices (VADs; 2 implantable axial VADs, 1 implantable centrifugal VAD, and 1 …

Thrombosis and thromboembolism are the life‐threatening clinical complications for patients
supported or treated with prosthetic cardiovascular devices. The high mechanical shear …

Platelet activation is the initiating step to thromboembolic complications in blood‐contacting
medical devices. Currently, there are no widely accepted testing protocols or relevant …

With the increasing focus on reducing deaths because of heart ailments, considerable
emphasis has been directed toward the development of ventricular assist devices (VADs) …

The configuration of proteins is critical for their biochemical behavior. Mechanical stresses
that act on them can affect their behavior leading to the development of decease. The von …