Aortic Hemodynamics of Spiral-Flow-Generated Mechanical Assistance.

CONCLUSIONS: Spiral flow-forms better tailored to the underlying three-dimensional aortic curvature and graft angle positioning is expected to help attenuate atherogenesis, preventing vascular remodeling and minimizing plaque formation/erosion in mechanically assisted circulation. PMID: 31557478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31557478?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 22, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zhang PH, Tkatch C, Vainchtein D, Kresh JY Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research