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Background
Mechanical heart valves (MHV) and its fluid dynamics inside a pulsatile pediatric ventricular assist device (PVAD) can be associated with blood degradation. In this article, flow structures are analyzed and compared by an experimental investigation on the effect of bileaflet MHV positioned at varying angles in the inlet port orifice of a PVAD.
Methods
Time‐resolved particle image velocimetry...
The success of adult ventricular assist devices (VADs), coupled with the high transplant waiting list mortality of infants (40%) has prompted Penn State to develop a pediatric version of the clinically successful adult device. Although the primary use of this device will be bridge‐to‐transplant, there has been sufficient clinical data to demonstrate the efficacy of VADs in a bridge‐to‐recovery setting...
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