Enhancement of Arterial Pressure Pulsatility by Controlling Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Flow Rate in Mock Circulatory System
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- 作者：Selim Bozkurt ; Frans N. van de Vosse…
- 刊名：Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：36
- 期：3
- 页码：308-315
- 全文大小：900 KB
- 刊物类别：Biomedical Engineering; Cell Biology; Imaging / Radiology;
- 刊物主题：Biomedical Engineering; Cell Biology; Imaging / Radiology;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：2199-4757
- 卷排序：36
文摘
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) generally operate at a constant speed, which reduces pulsatility in the arteries and may lead to complications such as functional changes in the vascular system, gastrointestinal bleeding, or both. The purpose of this study is to increase the arterial pulse pressure and pulsatility by controlling the CF-LVAD flow rate. A MicroMed DeBakey pump was used as the CF-LVAD. A model simulating the flow rate through the aortic valve was used as a reference model to drive the pump. A mock circulation containing two synchronized servomotor-operated piston pumps acting as left and right ventricles was used as a circulatory system. Proportional-integral control was used as the control method. First, the CF-LVAD was operated at a constant speed. With pulsatile-speed CF-LVAD assistance, the pump was driven such that the same mean pump output was generated. Continuous and pulsatile-speed CF-LVAD assistance provided the same mean arterial pressure and flow rate, while the index of pulsatility increased significantly for both arterial pressure and pump flow rate signals under pulsatile speed pump support. This study shows the possibility of improving the pulsatility of CF-LVAD support by regulating pump speed over a cardiac cycle without reducing the overall level of support.KeywordsContinuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD)Arterial pulsatilityIn vitro experiment