Miniature Rotary Blood Pumps for Use in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

This review addresses the challenge of miniaturizing rotary blood pumps for use in pediatric heart surgery in patients with severe heart failure. This problem is relevant because of the high mortality of patients on pediatric heart transplant waiting lists as compared with other age groups and the l...

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Published in:Biomedical engineering 2017, Vol.50 (5), p.291-295
Main Authors: Bockeria, L. A., Bockeria, O. L., Le, T. G., Satyukova, A. S., Glushko, L. A., Shvartz, V. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Blood pumps
Cardiac patients
Child health
Engineering
Health aspects
Heart
Heart diseases
Heart failure
Heart surgery
Heart transplantation
Lists
Miniature
Miniaturization
Mortality
Patients
Pediatrics
Pumps
Surgery
Theory and Design
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Summary:This review addresses the challenge of miniaturizing rotary blood pumps for use in pediatric heart surgery in patients with severe heart failure. This problem is relevant because of the high mortality of patients on pediatric heart transplant waiting lists as compared with other age groups and the lack of alternative mechanical support. This has driven studies on the miniaturization of adult pumps.
ISSN:0006-3398
1573-8256
DOI:10.1007/s10527-017-9640-8