Nutrition assessment, care, and considerations of ventricular assist device patients

TD Montgomery, AE Cohen, J Garnick… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A ventricular assist device (VAD) is an implantable mechanical device that is used to
partially or completely replace the circulatory function of a failing heart. VADs may serve as a …

Computer-generated Clinical Decision-making in the Treatment of Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum

C Yıldırım, B Ural, E Odemis, S Donmazov… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum is a multifactorial disease requiring
complex surgeries. The treatment route is determined based on the right ventricle (RV) size …

Techniques to derive geometries for image-based Eulerian computations

S Dillard, J Buchholz, S Vigmostad, H Kim… - Engineering …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The performance of three frequently used level set-based segmentation methods
is examined for the purpose of defining features and boundary conditions for image-based …

Numerical modeling of hemodynamics in stented coronary arteries

C Chiastra - 2014 - politesi.polimi.it
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the major causes of death and premature disability
in developed societies. It is caused by atherosclerotic lesions that reduce arterial lumen size …