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Itkin GP, Bychnev AS, Kuleshov AP, Drobyshev AA. Haemodynamic evaluation of the new pulsatile-flow generation method in vitro. Int J Artif Organs 2019; 43:157-164. [PMID: 31603372 DOI: 10.1177/0391398819879939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Continuous-flow ventricular-assist devices are widely used to support patients with advanced heart failure, because continuous-flow ventricular-assist devices are more durable, have smaller sizes and have better survival rates for patients compared to the pulsatile-flow ventricular-assist devices. Nevertheless, continuous-flow ventricular-assist devices often cause complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding, haemorrhagic stroke, and aortic insufficiency and have a negative impact on the microcirculation for both long-time implantable and short-time extracorporeal systems. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the pulsatile-flow generation method in continuous-flow ventricular-assist device without pump speed changes. The method may be used for short-time extracorporeal continuous-flow mechanical circulatory support and long-time implantable mechanical circulatory support. A shunt with a controlled adjustable valve, that clamps periodically, is connected in parallel to the continuous-flow ventricular-assist device. We compared the continuous-flow ventricular-assist device operating with and without the shunt on the mock circulation loop. The continuous-flow ventricular-assist device-shunt system was connected according to the left ventricle-aorta circuit and worked in phase with the ventricle. Heart failure was simulated on the mock circulation circuit. Rotaflow (Maquet Inc.) was used as the continuous-flow pump. Haemolysis studies of the system for generating a pulse flow were carried out at a flow rate of 5 L/min and a pressure drop of 100 mm Hg. To compare the haemodynamic efficiency, we used the aortic pulsation index Ip, the equivalent energy pressure and the surplus haemodynamic energy. These indexes were higher in the pulsatile mode (Ip - 4 times, equivalent energy pressure by 7.36% and surplus haemodynamic energy - 10 times), while haemolysis was the same. The normalised index of haemolysis was 0.0015 ± 0.001. The results demonstrate the efficiency of the pulsatile-flow generation method for continuous-flow ventricular-assist devices without impeller rotation rate changes.
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- George P Itkin
- Laboratory of Biotechnical Systems, Federal State Budgetary Institution 'Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs', Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Biotechnical Systems, Federal State Budgetary Institution 'Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs', Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Biotechnical Systems, Federal State Budgetary Institution 'Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs', Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Biotechnical Systems, Federal State Budgetary Institution 'Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs', Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Wang S, Moroi MK, Kunselman AR, Myers JL, Ündar A. Evaluation of centrifugal blood pumps in term of hemodynamic performance using simulated neonatal and pediatric ECMO circuits. Artif Organs 2019; 44:16-27. [DOI: 10.1111/aor.13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shigang Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
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- Public Health and Sciences Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
- Department of Surgery and Bioengineering Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
- Department of Surgery and Bioengineering Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital Hershey PA USA
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Wang S, Moroi MK, Force M, Kunselman AR, Ündar A. Impact of Heart Rate on Pulsatile Hemodynamic Performance in a Neonatal ECG-Synchronized ECLS System. Artif Organs 2018; 43:81-89. [PMID: 30151915 DOI: 10.1111/aor.13273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The experimental circuit consisted of an i-cor diagonal pump, a Medos Hilite 800 LT oxygenator, an 8Fr Biomedicus arterial cannula, a 10Fr Biomedicus venous cannula, and six feet of 1/4 in ID tubing for arterial and venous lines. The circuit was primed with lactated Ringer's solution and packed red blood cells (hematocrit 40%). Trials were conducted at various heart rates (90, 120, and 150 bpm) and flow rates (200, 400, and 600mL/min) under nonpulsatile and pulsatile mode with pulsatile amplitudes of 1000-4000rpm (1000 rpm increments). Real-time pressure and flow data were recorded for analysis. The i-cor pump was capable of creating nonpulsatile and electrocardiography (ECG)-synchronized pulsatile flow, and automatically reducing pulsatile frequency by increasing the assist ratio at higher heart rates. Reduced pulsatile frequency led to lower hemodynamic energy generation but did not affect circuit pressure drop. Pulsatile flow delivered more hemodynamic energy to the pseudopatient when compared with nonpulsatile flow. The pump generated more hemodynamic energy with higher pulsatile amplitudes. The i-cor pump can automatically adjust the pulsatile assist ratio to create pulsatile flow at higher heart rates, although this caused some hemodynamic energy loss. Compared with nonpulsatile flow, pulsatile flow generated and transferred more hemodynamic energy to the neonate during ECLS (200-600mL/min), especially at high pulsatile amplitudes and low flow rates.
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- Shigang Wang
- Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Health and Sciences, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery and Bioengineering, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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Wang S, Moroi M, Brehm CE, Kunselman AR, Ündar A. In Vitro Hemodynamic Evaluation of an Adult Pulsatile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation System. Artif Organs 2018; 42:E234-E245. [PMID: 29774551 DOI: 10.1111/aor.13156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate a pulsatile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system in terms of hemodynamic energy generation and transmission under various pulsatile amplitudes, flow rates, and pseudopatient pressures in a simulated adult ECMO circuit. Surplus hemodynamic energy (SHE), a measure of the quality of pulsatility, was used to quantify pulsatile flow. The circuit consisted of an i-cor diagonal pump, an adult XLung oxygenator, a 21 Fr Medtronic Biomedicus femoral arterial cannula, a 23/25 Fr Sorin RAP femoral venous cannula, and 3/8 in ID tubing for both arterial and venous lines. The circuit was primed with lactated Ringer's solution and then packed red blood cells (hematocrit 37%). Trials were conducted at 36°C with flow rates of 2-5 L/min (1 L/min increments) under nonpulsatile and pulsatile mode with pulsatile amplitudes of 1000-5000 rpm (1000 rpm increments). The pseudopatient pressure was maintained at 40-100 mm Hg (20 mm Hg increments). Real-time pressure and flow data were recorded for analysis using a custom-made data acquisition system. There was no SHE generated by the pump under nonpulsatile mode. Under pulsatile mode, SHE levels increased with increasing pulsatile amplitude and pseudopatient pressure (P < 0.01) but decreased with increasing flow rate. SHE levels were significantly higher at flow rates of 2-4 L/min. In addition, the XLung oxygenator had acceptable pressure drops (36.1-104.9 mm Hg) and percentages of total hemodynamic energy loss (19.6-43.9%) during all trials. The novel pulsatile ECMO system can create nonpulsatile and pulsatile flow in an adult ECMO model. However, pulsatility gradually weakened with increasing flow rates. Pulsatile amplitude settings were found to have a great impact on pulsatility.
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- Shigang Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute Critical Care Unit and Adult ECMO Program, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Sciences, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Health Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA.,Department of Surgery and Bioengineering, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, USA
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Itoh H, Ichiba S, Ujike Y, Douguchi T, Obata H, Inamori S, Iwasaki T, Kasahara S, Sano S, Ündar A. Effect of the Pulsatile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Hemodynamic Energy and Systemic Microcirculation in a Piglet Model of Acute Cardiac Failure. Artif Organs 2015; 40:19-26. [PMID: 26526784 DOI: 10.1111/aor.12588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The objective of this study was to compare the effects of pulsatile and nonpulsatile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on hemodynamic energy and systemic microcirculation in an acute cardiac failure model in piglets. Fourteen piglets with a mean body weight of 6.08 ± 0.86 kg were divided into pulsatile (N = 7) and nonpulsatile (N = 7) ECMO groups. The experimental ECMO circuit consisted of a centrifugal pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a pneumatic pulsatile flow generator system developed in-house. Nonpulsatile ECMO was initiated at a flow rate of 140 mL/kg/min for the first 30 min with normal heart beating, with rectal temperature maintained at 36°C. Ventricular fibrillation was then induced with a 3.5-V alternating current to generate a cardiac dysfunction model. Using this model, we collected the data on pulsatile and nonpulsatile groups. The piglets were weaned off ECMO at the end of the experiment (180 min after ECMO was initiated). The animals did not receive blood transfusions, inotropic drugs, or vasoactive drugs. Blood samples were collected to measure hemoglobin, methemoglobin, blood gases, electrolytes, and lactic acid levels. Hemodynamic energy was calculated using the Shepard's energy equivalent pressure. Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor brain and kidney perfusion. The pulsatile ECMO group had a higher atrial pressure (systolic and mean), and significantly higher regional saturation at the brain level, than the nonpulsatile group (for both, P < 0.05). Additionally, the pulsatile ECMO group had higher methemoglobin levels within the normal range than the nonpulsatile group. Our study demonstrated that pulsatile ECMO produces significantly higher hemodynamic energy and improves systemic microcirculation, compared with nonpulsatile ECMO in acute cardiac failure.
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- Hideshi Itoh
- Department of Medical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Departments of, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Community and Emergency Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Departments of, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Biomedical Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Anesthesiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Bioengineering, Penn State Hershey Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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Moazami N, Dembitsky WP, Adamson R, Steffen RJ, Soltesz EG, Starling RC, Fukamachi K. Does pulsatility matter in the era of continuous-flow blood pumps? J Heart Lung Transplant 2014; 34:999-1004. [PMID: 25447568 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Despite significant improved survival with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), complications related to aortic valve insufficiency, gastrointestinal bleeding, stroke, pump thrombosis, and hemolysis have dampened the long term success of these pumps. Evolution has favored a pulsatile heart pump to be able to deliver the maximum flow at different levels of systemic vascular resistance, confer kinetic energy to the flow of blood past areas of stenosis and generate low shear stress on blood elements. In this perspective, we suggest that lack of pulsatility may be one factor that has limited the success of continuous flow LVADs and suggest that research needs to focus on methods to generate pulsatility either by the native heart or by various speed modulation algorithms.
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- Nader Moazami
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Soucy KG, Koenig SC, Giridharan GA, Sobieski MA, Slaughter MS. Defining pulsatility during continuous-flow ventricular assist device support. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32:581-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Partial mechanical support devices are capable of partially unloading only one ventricle, often the systemic one, in the setting of acute circulatory failure. They are rarely used in the pediatric population, as the mode of circulatory failure in patients with congenital heart disease often involves biventricular or a predominantly right ventricular component. The devices include intra-aortic balloon pumping, Impella, TandemHeart, and CentriMag. They are rarely used as a bridge-to-recovery, but more often as a bridge-to-decision, or bridge-to-conversion to full mechanical support systems, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ventricular assist devices. Currently, lack of availability of more complete support devices, cost issues, or lack of infrastructure and personnel may still be indications to continue using partial mechanical support as opposed to more complete forms of biventricular circulatory support.
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Lim E, Alomari AHH, Savkin AV, Dokos S, Fraser JF, Timms DL, Mason DG, Lovell NH. A method for control of an implantable rotary blood pump for heart failure patients using noninvasive measurements. Artif Organs 2011; 35:E174-80. [PMID: 21843286 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We propose a deadbeat controller for the control of pulsatile pump flow (Q(p) ) in an implantable rotary blood pump (IRBP). Noninvasive measurements of pump speed and current are used as inputs to a dynamical model of Q(p) estimation, previously developed and verified in our laboratory. The controller was tested using a lumped parameter model of the cardiovascular system (CVS), in combination with the stable dynamical models of Q(p) and differential pressure (head) estimation for the IRBP. The control algorithm was tested with both constant and sinusoidal reference Q(p) as input to the CVS model. Results showed that the controller was able to track the reference input with minimal error in the presence of model uncertainty. Furthermore, Q(p) was shown to settle to the desired reference value within a finite number of sampling periods. Our results also indicated that counterpulsation yields the minimum left ventricular stroke work, left ventricular end diastolic volume, and aortic pulse pressure, without significantly affecting mean cardiac output and aortic pressure.
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- Einly Lim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Choi H, Lee HM, Nam KW, Choi J, Lee JJ, Kim HC, Song SJ, Ahn CB, Son HS, Lim CH, Son KH, Park YD, Jeong GS, Sun K. A durability study of a paracorporeal pulsatile electro-mechanical pneumatic biventricular assist device. Artif Organs 2011; 35:614-24. [PMID: 21535444 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In 2002, the paracorporeal pulsatile electro-mechanical pneumatic ventricular assist device (VAD) began to be developed by the Korea Artificial Organ Center at Korea University under a Health & Medical Technology Research and Development program which finished in 2008. In vitro durability testing was conducted on the paracorporeal pulsatile pneumatic VAD to determine device durability and to evaluate device failures. The 1- and 2-year reliability of the paracorporeal pulsatile pneumatic VAD was shown to be 91.2% and 54.9%, respectively, with an 80% confidence level. Failure modes were analyzed using fault tree analysis, with customized software continuously acquiring data during the test period. After this period, 21 in vivo animal tests were done, with 14 cases of left atrium to left ventricle (LV) inflow cannulation (36Fr)/outflow grafting to descending aorta, and seven cases of apex cannulation of LV to descending aorta (12 mm). The longest postoperative day (182 days) in Korea was recently recorded in in vivo animal testing (bovine, 90 kg, male, 3.5-4.0 L/min flow rate, and 55 bpm).
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- Hyuk Choi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Clark JB, Guan Y, McCoach R, Kunselman AR, Myers JL, Undar A. An investigational study of minimum rotational pump speed to avoid retrograde flow in three centrifugal blood pumps in a pediatric extracorporeal life support model. Perfusion 2011; 26:185-90. [PMID: 21227983 DOI: 10.1177/0267659110394712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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During extracorporeal life support with centrifugal blood pumps, retrograde pump flow may occur when the pump revolutions decrease below a critical value determined by the circuit resistance and the characteristics of the pump. We created a laboratory model to evaluate the occurrence of retrograde flow in each of three centrifugal blood pumps: the Rotaflow, the CentriMag, and the Bio-Medicus BP-50. At simulated patient pressures of 60, 80, and 100 mmHg, each pump was evaluated at speeds from 1000 to 2200 rpm and flow rates were measured. Retrograde flow occurred at low revolution speeds in all three centrifugal pumps. The Bio-Medicus pump was the least likely to demonstrate retrograde flow at low speeds, followed by the Rotaflow pump. The CentriMag pump showed the earliest transition to retrograde flow, as well as the highest degree of retrograde flow. At every pump speed evaluated, the Bio-Medicus pump delivered the highest antegrade flow and the CentriMag pump delivered the least.
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- Joseph B Clark
- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Hershey Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Penn State Hershey, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Extra hemodynamic energy is one of the major benefits of pulsatile flow, improving blood flow to vital organs. But most (80%) of the hemodynamic energy generated from pulsatile flow is damped by the extracorporeal circuit. Most models devised to minimize hemodynamic energy loss have been in vitro pediatric models. The purpose of this study was to measure hemodynamic energy in different vessels of different organs with an in vivo adult swine model. An extracorporeal circuit was constructed for seven Yorkshire swine using a pulsatile pump (Twin-Pulse Life Support). The mean arterial pressure (MAP), energy equivalent pressure (EEP), and surplus hemodynamic energy (SHE) at the renal artery, carotid artery, aortic cannula site, and postoxygenator site were measured simultaneously before starting the pump and at the pump rates of 25, 35, and 45 bpm. The MAP of the renal or carotid artery was 40.0%-51.2% of the postoxygenator site. The EEP and SHE of both arteries were 11.6%-13.0% and 5.5%-7.4% of the postoxygenator site, respectively. The MAP and EEP of both arteries after starting the pump were lower than at baseline. The SHE of the renal artery after starting the pump was significantly higher than at baseline. The SHE of the carotid artery increased substantially after starting the pump although not statistically significantly. There was a significant hemodynamic energy loss in both arterial sites compared with the postoxygenator site. Also, a difference in hemodynamic energy loss was observed in vessel-to-vessel or vessel-to-circuit site comparison. This difference creates a bias in studying pulsatility and its effects. Therefore, the measurement method of hemodynamic energy must be standardized and the measurement site clarified to yield accurate study results.
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Yulong Guan, Xiaowei Su, McCoach R, Kunselman A, El-Banayosy A, Ündar A. Mechanical performance comparison between RotaFlow and CentriMag centrifugal blood pumps in an adult ECLS model. Perfusion 2010; 25:71-6. [DOI: 10.1177/0267659110365366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction: Centrifugal blood pumps have been widely adopted in conventional adult cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory assist procedures. Different brands of centrifugal blood pumps incorporate distinct designs which affect pump performance. In this adult extracorporeal life support (ECLS) model, the performances of two brands of centrifugal blood pump (RotaFlow blood pump and CentriMag blood pump) were compared. Methods: The simulated adult ECLS circuit used in this study included a centrifugal blood pump, Quadrox D membrane oxygenator and Sorin adult ECLS tubing package. A Sorin Cardiovascular® VVR® 4000i venous reservoir (Sorin S.p.A., Milan, Italy) with a Hoffman clamp served as a pseudo-patient. The circuit was primed with 900ml heparinized human packed red blood cells and 300ml lactated Ringer’s solution (total volume 1200 ml, corrected hematocrit 40%). Trials were conducted at normothermia (36°C). Performance, including circuit pressure and flow rate, was measured for every setting analyzed. Results: The shut-off pressure of the RotaFlow was higher than the CentriMag at all measurement points given the same rotation speed (p < 0.0001). The shut-off pressure differential between the two centrifugal blood pumps was significant and increased given higher rotation speeds (p < 0.0001). The RotaFlow blood pump has higher maximal flow rate (9.08 ± 0.01L/min) compared with the CentriMag blood pump (8.37 ± 0.02L/min) (p < 0.0001). The blood flow rate differential between the two pumps when measured at the same revolutions per minute (RPM) ranged from 1.64L/min to 1.73L/min. Conclusions: The results obtained in this experiment demonstrate that the RotaFlow has a higher shut-off pressure (less retrograde flow) and maximal blood flow rate than the CentriMag blood pump. Findings support the conclusion that the RotaFlow disposable pump head has a better mechanical performance than the CentriMag. In addition, the RotaFlow disposable pump is 20-30 times less expensive than the CentriMag.
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- Yulong Guan
- Penn State Hershey Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Penn State Hershey Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Penn State Hershey Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Public Health Sciences, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Penn State Hershey Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Bioengineering, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey,
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Undar A, Pauliks L, Clark JB, Zahn J, Rosenberg G, Kunselman AR, Sun Q, Pekkan K, Saliba K, Carney E, Thomas N, Freeman W, Vrana K, El-Banayosy A, Ural SH, Wilson R, Umstead TM, Floros J, Phelps DS, Weiss W, Snyder A, Yang S, Kimatian S, Cyran SE, Chinchilli VM, Guan Y, Rider A, Haines N, Rogerson A, Alkan-Bozkaya T, Akcevin A, Sun K, Wang S, Cun L, Myers JL. Penn State Hershey--center for pediatric cardiovascular research. Artif Organs 2009; 33:883-7. [PMID: 20021467 PMCID: PMC2797544 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00889.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lim CH, Yang S, Choi JW, Sun K. Optimizing the Circuit of a Pulsatile Extracorporeal Life Support System in Terms of Energy Equivalent Pressure and Surplus Hemodynamic Energy. Artif Organs 2009; 33:1015-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00887.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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