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Numerical Optimal Control of Turbo Dynamic Ventricular Assist Devices
Bioengineering, 2013 The current paper presents a methodology for the derivation of optimal operating strategies for turbo dynamic ventricular assist devices (tVADs). In current clinical practice, tVADs are typically operated at a constant rotational speed, resulting in a ...
Raffael Amacher +8 more
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Granular Hydrogels as Modular Biomaterials: From Structural Design to Biological Responses
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Granular hydrogels are now emerging as promising biomaterials due to their inherent microporousity, injectability, and modularity. They have shown improvements in cell viability and migration, cellular/tissue infiltration, host tissue integration, mitigated foreign body response, and tissue regeneration.
Asmasadat Vaziri +6 more
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Mechanical chest-compression devices: current and future roles [PDF]
, 2010 Purpose of review: It is recognised that the quality of CPR is an important predictor of outcome from cardiac arrest yet studies consistently demonstrate that the quality of CPR performed in real life is frequently sub-optimal.
Brace, Samantha J. +2 more
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Biodegradable Implantable Electronics with Wireless Technology for Real‐Time Clinical Applications
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.The article explores how bioresorbable implantable electronics merge wireless communication and power delivery with biodegradable materials to enable real‐time clinical applications. It highlights advances in materials, system design, and medical uses across neural, cardiovascular, digestive, immune, and drug‐delivery systems.
Myeongki Cho +4 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Conductive nanomaterials (CNMs) show promising potential in cardiac tissue regeneration and restoring cardiac rhythm as reported in several in vitro studies. This review article elaborates on the applications of CNMs in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) and MI‐induced cardiac arrhythmias, and it sheds light on the innovative approach of ...
Sumithra Y. Srinivasan, Anna Laromaine
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Evaluation of the impact of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on left ventricular assist device infections [PDF]
, 2022 Lauren J. Koscal +7 more
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A novel closed-chest porcine model of chronic ischemic heart failure suitable for experimental research in cardiovascular disease [PDF]
, 2013 Cardiac pathologies are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries, with myocardial infarction (MI) representing one of the major conditions leading to heart failure (HF).
Antonio Amodeo +15 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman +12 more
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Implantation of Short-Term and Long-Term Right Ventricular Assist Devices
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryThe last decade has seen considerable growth in the use of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), in end-phase heart failure treatment. The indications, contraindications and implantation techniques are well-defined.
Christiano Castello Branco Caldeira +2 more
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Improving Postdischarge Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure [PDF]
, 2018 The global burden that acute heart failure (AHF) carries has remained unchanged over the past several decades (1). European registries (2–5) showed that 1-year outcome rates remain unacceptably high (Table 1) and confirm that hospitalization for AHF ...
Ambrosy, Andrew P. +8 more
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