Abstract
The control of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been based on pressures of left ventricle (LV), aorta (AO) and pulmonary artery (PA) and flows in AO and PA. These parameters are one-dimensional and suitable for control of LVAD because they are numerical and quantitative. However, evaluation of the cardiac function by echocardiography is very useful in clinical settings because the cardiac function changes rapidly and dramatically. Transesophageal echocardiography is very useful for the assessment of cardiac function of the patients with LVAD implantation because it can detect and visualize what is happening in the heart immediately and directly.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4146-4148 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IFMBE Proceedings |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Jan 1 |
| Event | 10th World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, WC 2006 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2006 Aug 27 → 2006 Sep 1 |
Keywords
- Cardiac function
- Left ventricular assist device
- Transesophageal echocardiography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering