Authors: A Alomrani S Gandhi O M Khalid
Publish Date: 2009/05/12
Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 573-575
Abstract
This paper introduces an animal model of mechanical cavopulmonary blood flow assist MCPA The authors incorporated a novel miniature centrifugal pump into a 15ventricle type cavopulmonary connection in neonatal pigs Nine 3weekold piglets mean body weight 102 kg were used mechanical cavopulmonary assist n = 6 and controls n = 3 A bidirectional cavopulmonary connection between the superior vena cava and the main pulmonary artery was created The superior vena cava and pulmonary artery were also connected by cannulae with an interposed centrifugal pump The cavoarterial mechanical cavopulmonary assist was performed at pump speeds
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