Hemodynamic characterization of the Realheart® total artificial heart with a hybrid cardiovascular simulator.
Libera FresielloAzad NajarNils Brynedal IgnellKrzysztof ZielińskiMaria RocchiBart MeynsIna Laura PerkinsPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
The Realheart® TAH offers great flexibility to adjust the output flow and delivers good pressure pulsatility in the vessels. Low sensitivity of device flow to the pressure drop across it was identified and a new version is under development to counteract this.