Left ventricular assist devices: challenges toward sustaining long-term patient care
M Schmid Daners, F Kaufmann, R Amacher… - Annals of biomedical …, 2017 - Springer
Over the last few decades, the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology has been
tremendously improved transitioning from large and noisy paracorporeal volume …
tremendously improved transitioning from large and noisy paracorporeal volume …
Medical therapy as compared to surgical device exchange for left ventricular assist device thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pump thrombosis is a major adverse event in patients supported on continuous-flow left
ventricular assist devices (CF-LVAD). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis …
ventricular assist devices (CF-LVAD). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis …
Continuous heart volume monitoring by fully implantable soft strain sensor
Cardiothoracic open‐heart surgery has revolutionized the treatment of cardiovascular
disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. After the surgery, hemodynamic and volume …
disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. After the surgery, hemodynamic and volume …
Standardized comparison of selected physiological controllers for rotary blood pumps: in vitro study
Various physiological controllers for left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been
developed to prevent flow conditions that may lead to left ventricular (LV) suction and …
developed to prevent flow conditions that may lead to left ventricular (LV) suction and …
A novel multi-objective physiological control system for rotary left ventricular assist devices
Various control and monitoring algorithms have been proposed to improve the left-
ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy by reducing the still-occurring adverse events. We …
ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy by reducing the still-occurring adverse events. We …
A versatile hybrid mock circulation for hydraulic investigations of active and passive cardiovascular implants
During the development process of active or passive cardiovascular implants, such as
ventricular assist devices or vascular grafts, extensive in-vitro testing is required. The aim of …
ventricular assist devices or vascular grafts, extensive in-vitro testing is required. The aim of …
A sensorless modular multiobjective control algorithm for left ventricular assist devices: A clinical pilot study
M Maw, T Schlöglhofer, C Marko, P Aigner… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) mainly operate at a
constant speed, only insufficiently adapting to changes in patient demand. Automatic …
constant speed, only insufficiently adapting to changes in patient demand. Automatic …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic algorithm-based optimization framework for control parameters of ventricular assist devices
In this work, a novel, genetic algorithm-based optimization framework (GAOF) has been
developed and evaluated to optimize the control parameters of ventricular assist devices …
developed and evaluated to optimize the control parameters of ventricular assist devices …
Cardiac output estimation: Online implementation for left ventricular assist device support
Objective: We present a novel pipeline that consists of various algorithms for the estimation
of the cardiac output (CO) during ventricular assist devices (VADs) support using a single …
of the cardiac output (CO) during ventricular assist devices (VADs) support using a single …
A novel control method for rotary blood pumps as left ventricular assist device utilizing aortic valve state detection
A novel control method for rotary blood pumps is proposed relying on two different
objectives: regulation of pump flow in accordance with desired value and the maintenance …
objectives: regulation of pump flow in accordance with desired value and the maintenance …