The Implementation of an Adjustable Afterload Module for Ex Situ Heart Perfusion.
Bryan GellnerLiming XinRoberto Vanin Pinto RibeiroVed BissoondathPengzhou LuMitchell B AdamsonFrank YuEmanuela ParadisoJean ZuCraig A SimmonsMitesh V BadiwalaPublished in: Cardiovascular engineering and technology (2019)
We conclude that due to the demonstrable control of our afterload module, we can maintain physiological aortic pressures in a passive afterload working mode across prolonged perfusion periods, enabling effective perfusion regardless of contractile performance.