The International Journal of Artificial Organs · 1988 · 18 citations · 1 references
MedicineCardiologyAssistive TechnologyCardiothoracic SurgeryMechanical Circulatory SupportValvular Heart DiseaseBioprosthetic Valve ProsthesesComparative EvaluationHeart Valve HemodynamicsLeft Ventricular Assist DevicesMechanical Valve ProsthesesPump DesignValve MechanicsValves
Two identical LVADs were equipped with different types of heart valve prostheses (Björk-Shiley disk and PU-valves) and tested in two simultaneous calf experiments for 28 days each. Noise levels, accelerations of the pump housing and thrombus formation were higher for the mechanical valve pump.
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