Flow dynamics during the HeartWare HVAD to HeartMate 3 exchange: A computational study assessing differential graft lengths and surgical techniques

• Jonathan Grinstein, MD,
• Ryo Torii, PhD,
• Christopher Salerno, MD,
• Pablo J. Blanco, PhD,
• Hector Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD,
• Christos V. Bourantas, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Jonathan Grinstein, MD

Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill

Ryo Torii, PhD

Department of Engineering, University College of London, London, United Kingdom

Christopher Salerno, MD

Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill

Pablo J. Blanco, PhD

Department of Mathematical and Computational Methods, National Laboratory for Scientific Computing, Petrópolis, Brazil

Hector Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD

Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network, Washington, DC

Christos V. Bourantas, MD, PhD

Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom