Biological systems are characterized by high levels of variability, which can affect the results
of biomechanical analyses. As a review of this topic, we first surveyed levels of variation in …

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a commonly performed operation for
patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD). The goal of TEVAR is to cover the proximal …

Intrinsic Frequency (IF) is a systems-based approach that provides valuable information for
hemodynamic monitoring of the left ventricle (LV), the arterial system, and their coupling …

Aortic stiffness increases with age and is a robust predictor of brain pathology including
Alzheimer's and other dementias. Aging causes disproportionate stiffening of the aorta …

Recent studies showed that wave intensity analysis (WIA) provides clinically valuable
information about local and global cardiovascular function. Wave intensity (WI) is computed …

Abstract A Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is used to provide haemodynamic support
to patients with critical cardiac failure. As LVADs generate continuous flow to better …

The non-invasive quantification of arterial wave reflection is an increasingly important
concept in cardiovascular research. It is commonly based on pulse wave analysis (PWA) of …

An impedance pump–also known as Liebau pump–is a simple valveless pump that operates
based on the principles of wave propagation and reflection. It has been shown in embryonic …

In this paper, we analyse the convergence, accuracy and stability of the intrinsic frequency
(IF) method. The IF method is a descendant of the sparse time frequency representation …

Background In general, higher blood pressure levels and increased central pulsatility are
indicators for increased cardiovascular risk. However, in systolic heart failure (SHF), this …