Mock circulatory loops used for testing cardiac assist devices: A review of computational and experimental models

F Cappon, T Wu, T Papaioannou, X Du… - … Journal of Artificial …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Heart failure is a major health risk, and with limited availability of donor organs, there is an
increasing need for develo** cardiac assist devices (CADs). Mock circulatory loops (MCL) …

Fluid‐structure interaction analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation

I Fumagalli, R Polidori, F Renzi, L Fusini… - International Journal …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive intervention for the
treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis. The main cause of failure is the structural …

[HTML][HTML] Application of multiscale coupling models in the numerical study of circulation system

Z Chi, L Beile, L Deyu, F Yubo - Medicine in Novel Technology and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases have become a serious threat to human health now. With the rapid
development of computer technology and medical imaging technology, the method of …

A fluid-structure interaction simulation on the impact of transcatheter micro ventricular assist devices on aortic valves

Y Wang, F He, P Hao, X Zhang - Computer Methods and Programs in …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective The implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs)
has become an important treatment option for patients with heart failure. Aortic valve …

Left ventricular assist device inflow cannula insertion depth influences thrombosis risk

VK Chivukula, JA Beckman, S Li, SC Masri… - Asaio …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use has continued to grow. Despite recent advances in
technology, LVAD patients continue to suffer from devastating complications, including …

Minimally invasive and alternative approaches for long-term LVAD placement: the Vanderbilt strategy

S Maltais, ME Davis, N Haglund - Annals of cardiothoracic …, 2014‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Minimally invasive and alternative strategies for implantation have been
anecdotally reported for contemporary continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF …

Shear stress alterations in the celiac trunk of patients with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device as shown by in-silico and in-vitro flow analyses

F Scardulla, S Pasta, L D'Acquisto, S Sciacca… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Background The use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) to treat advanced cardiac
heart failure is constantly increasing, although this device leads to high risk for …

The LifeV library: engineering mathematics beyond the proof of concept

L Bertagna, S Deparis, L Formaggia, D Forti… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2017‏ - arxiv.org
LifeV is a library for the finite element (FE) solution of partial differential equations in one,
two, and three dimensions. It is written in C++ and designed to run on diverse parallel …

Non-intrusive PODI-ROM for patient-specific aortic blood flow in presence of a LVAD device

M Girfoglio, F Ballarin, G Infantino, F Nicoló… - Medical Engineering & …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are used to provide haemodynamic support to
patients with critical cardiac failure. Severe complications can occur because of the …

Numerical prediction of the effect of aortic Left Ventricular Assist Device outflow-graft anastomosis location

R Mazzitelli, F Boyle, E Murphy, A Renzulli… - Biocybernetics and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract A Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is used to provide haemodynamic support
to patients with critical cardiac failure. As LVADs generate continuous flow to better …