Ventricular Assist Device

An implantable pediatric artificial heart has been designed

Published in Heart Disease Weekly, February 29th, 2004

Using a computational model, researchers develop a fully implantable centrifugal ventricular assist device for 2- to 12-year-old children, which is viewed as a good starting point for model enhancements and development of a prototype.

According to recent research from the United States, "Thousands of pediatric patients suffering from cardiomyopathy or single ventricular physiologies secondary to debilitating heart defects may benefit from long-term mechanical circulatory support due to the limited number of donor hearts available. This article presents the initial design of a fully implantable centrifugal pediatric ventricular assist device (PVAD) for 2- to...

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