Journal: ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)
Article Title: Left Ventricular Thinning and Distension in Pig Hearts as a Reproducible Ex Vivo Model of Functional Mitral Regurgitation
doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001145
Figure Lengend Snippet: The pulsatile programmable flow loop with the pig heart. (1) Pig heart cannulated at the left ventricular apex to connect to a pulsatile pump, the aorta connected to a tube as the outlet, and the left atrium connected to a pulmonary reservoir; (2) Systemic reservoir and compliance; (3) Pulmonary reservoir and compliance; (4) Programmable linear actuated pump; (5) Waveform generator and data acquisition system.
Article Snippet: A custom 3D printed connector was attached through the left ventricular apex, to attach a pipe that is connected to a programmable pulsatile pump (Super pump, Vivitro Systems, Victoria, Canada).
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