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Flow dynamics of a novel counterpulsation device characterized by CFD and PIV modeling

Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Ch. Lederer, A. Berthe, Leonid Goubergrits, J. Hutzenlaub, Mark S. Slaughter, Robert D. Dowling, Paul A. Spence, Steven C. Koenig

Medical Engineering & Physics · 2011 · 35 citations · 18 references

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These data suggest that the designed Symphony has good washing characteristics without persistent areas of blood stagnation sites during the entire pump cycle, and has a low risk of hemolysis and thrombus formations.

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