Effects of Thoratec pulsatile ventricular assist device (PVAD) timing on the abdominal aortic wave intensity pattern

Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Amacher, R.; Weber, Alberto; Most, Henriette; Axiak Flammer, S.; Traupe, Tobias; Stoller, Michael; de Marchi, Stefano; Vandenberghe, Stijn (2014). Effects of Thoratec pulsatile ventricular assist device (PVAD) timing on the abdominal aortic wave intensity pattern. American journal of physiology - heart and circulatory physiology, 307(8), H1243-H1251. American Physiological Society 10.1152/ajpheart.00085.2014

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Arterial waves are seen as possible independent mediators of cardiovascular risks, and the wave intensity analysis (WIA) has therefore been proposed as a method for patient selection for ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. Interpreting measured wave intensity (WI) is challenging and complexity is increased by the implantation of a VAD. The waves generated by the VAD interact with the waves generated by the native heart, and this interaction varies with changing VAD settings. Eight sheep were implanted with a pulsatile VAD (PVAD) through ventriculo-aortic cannulation. The start of PVAD ejection was synchronized to the native R-wave and delayed between 0 % - 90 % of the cardiac cycle in 10 % steps or phase shifts (PS). Pressure and velocity signals were registered, using a combined Doppler and pressure wire positioned in the abdominal aorta, and used to calculate the WI. Depending on the PS, different wave interference phenomena occurred. Maximum unloading of the left ventricle (LV) coincided with constructive interference and maximum blood flow pulsatility, and maximum loading of the LV coincided with destructive interference and minimum blood flow pulsatility. We believe, that non-invasive WIA could potentially be used clinically to assess the mechanical load of the LV, and to monitor the peripheral hemodynamics such as blood flow pulsatility and risk of intestinal bleeding.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Kardiologie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Kardiologie

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Herz- und Gefässchirurgie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Herz- und Gefässchirurgie

10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Cardiovascular Engineering (CVE) > ARTORG Center - Cardiovascular Engineering (Heart)
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Cardiovascular Engineering (CVE)

UniBE Contributor:

Jahren, Silje Ekroll, Weber, Alberto, Most, Henriette, Axiak, Shannon, Traupe, Tobias, Stoller, Michael, De Marchi, Stefano, Vandenberghe, Stijn

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0363-6135

Publisher:

American Physiological Society

Language:

English

Submitter:

Silje Ekroll Jahren

Date Deposited:

09 Oct 2014 11:42

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1152/ajpheart.00085.2014

PubMed ID:

25320334

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.58485

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/58485

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