Comparative analysis of cardiac mechano-energetics in isolated hearts supported by pulsatile or rotary blood pumps

Abstract The previously more frequently implanted pulsatile blood pumps (PBPs) showed higher recovery rates than the currently preferred rotary blood pumps (RBPs), with unclear causality. The aim of this study was to comparatively assess the capability of PBPs and RPBs to unload the left ventricle a...

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Main Authors: Marcus Granegger, Young Choi, Benedikt Locher, Philipp Aigner, Emanuel J. Hubmann, Frithjof Lemme, Nikola Cesarovic, Michael Hübler, Martin Schweiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56344-8