Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been used for treating the end-stage heart failure
(HF) patients in the past few decades, which had improved survival rates. In parallel, clinical …

Heart failure remains a disease of ever increasing prevalence in the modern world. Patients
with end-stage heart failure are being referred increasingly for mechanical circulatory …

The common complications in heart failure patients with implanted ventricular assist devices
(VADs) include hemolysis, thrombosis, and bleeding. These are linked to shear stress …

Implantable ventricular assist devices (VADs) have proven efficient in advanced heart failure
patients as a bridge‐to‐transplant or destination therapy. However, VAD usage often leads …

Clinical outcomes from ventricular assist devices (VADs) have improved significantly during
recent decades, but bleeding episodes remain a common complication of long‐term VAD …

In vitro hemolysis testing is commonly used to determine hemocompatibility of
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). However, poor reproducibility remains a …

Aim In current rotary blood pumps, complications related to blood trauma due to shear
stresses are still frequently observed clinically. Reducing the rotor tip speed might decrease …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are generated at increased rates from parenchymal and
circulating blood cells during exposure of the circulation to abnormal flow conditions and …

Abstract The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F1841 standard for the
assessment of hemolysis in blood pumps recommends using phosphate-buffered saline …

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to cause a systemic inflammatory and
immune response. Objective: An in-vitro model of cardiotomy suction was designed to …