A Short-Term In Vivo Evaluation of the Istanbul Heart Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Pig Model.

CONCLUSIONS: The iHeart ventricular assist device demonstrated encouraging hemodynamic performance and good biocompatibility in the pig model for use as an implantable left ventricular assist device. Further acute in vivo studies will evaluate the short-term pump performance prior to chronic studies for long-term evaluation.
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Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - September 30, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Lazoglu I, Kucukaksu DS, Ozturk C, Aka IB, Bakuy V, Arat N, Yalcin O, Ugurel E, Celikbilek Erkasap P, Aksoy E, Ruacan S Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research