Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have revolutionized the management of advanced
heart failure. However, complications rates remain high, among which hemorrhagic and …

Purpose Device-induced blood damage contributes the hemolysis, thrombosis and bleeding
complications in patients supported with ventricular assist device (VAD). This study aims to …

Heart transplantation is currently the most effective treatment for end-stage heart failure;
however, the shortage in donor hearts constrains the undertaking of transplantation …

Left ventricular assist devices are routinely used to treat patients with advanced heart failure
as a bridge to transplant or a destination therapy. However, non-physiological shear stress …

(1) Background: Thrombosis is the main complication in patients supported with ventricular
assist devices (VAD). Models that accurately predict the risk of thrombus formation in VADs …

Thrombosis is one of the main complications in patients implanted with ventricular assist
device (VAD). The complicated structure and disturbed flow field within failure heart and …

The roles of the large membrane surface of the oxygenator and the high mechanical shear
stress (HMSS) of the pump in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuit …

This study aims to develop simulation methods, performance evaluation methods, and
optimization strategies for blood pumps. Computational fluid dynamics, in-vitro …

This work introduces a new Lagrangian strain‐based model to predict the shear‐induced
hemolysis in biomedical devices. Current computational models for device‐induced …

Centrifugal blood pumps have become popular for adult extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) due to their superior blood handling and reduced thrombosis risk …