Mechanical Blood Pumps for Cardiac Assistance
Cardiac assist devices are classified into the traditional engineering categories of displacement and rotary pumps. Clinical use and indications of the various pump categories are outlined and a detailed description of currently available systems is given. The first part deals with extracorporeal as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2005-01-01
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Series: | Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/abbi.2004.0034 |