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Implantable electromechanical displacement blood pumps : systematic design and validation methods
… bridge to transplant, destination therapy) or heart replacement. The REMATCH trial has demonstrated that mechanical circulatory support is an effective alternative to optimal medication therapy in the treatment of heart diseases. This dissertation describes the systematic design and validation …
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Application of passive flow control to mitigate the thromboembolic potential of bileaflet mechanical heart valves: an in-vitro study
Implantation of a bileaflet mechanical heart valve (BMHV) continues to be associated with risk of thromboembolic complications despite anti-coagulation therapy. Mechanical heart valves have been the gold standard in valve heart replacement since the 1950s with BMHVs currently still being the valve …