Expanding the Performance Envelope of the Total Artificial Heart: Physiological Characterization, Development of a Heart Failure Model, And Evaluation Tool for Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Heart failure (HF) affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans, accounting for near 250,000 deaths each year. With shortages in available donor hearts, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has emerged as a life-saving treatment for advanced stage HF. With growth in MCS use, a clinical and development...
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The University of Arizona.
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/344221 |