Non-physiological shear stress-induced blood damage in ventricular assist device
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been used for treating the end-stage heart failure (HF) patients in the past few decades, which had improved survival rates. In parallel, clinical applications of VADs are accompanied with endangered complications, such as thrombosis, bleeding and infection, wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590093519300244 |