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Diaphragm Motion Affects Flow Patterns in an Artificial Heart
2003
Artificial Organs
In the sac-driven artificial heart, the flow characteristics are coupled to the dynamics of the sac motion. The opening dynamics of the sac wall can, for example, strongly affect the chamber flow characteristics during diastole by directing or impeding the inflow. Poor sac motion can reduce the volume output of the pump and may increase the potential for thrombus formation within the ventricular chamber. It is particularly important for laboratory studies of the flow fields in artificial hearts
doi:10.1111/j.1525-1594.2003.07206.x
pmid:14678424
fatcat:azsrvfc6frgzjkr5belshpvkve