Computer Model of Ventricular Interaction During Left Ventricular Circulatory Support
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- presidential address
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
- Vol. 35 (3) , 439-441
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002480-198907000-00086
Abstract
The authors used a computer model of the heart and circulation to test the hypothesis that anatomic ventricular interactions are responsible for the observed instances of right ventricular failure during use of a left ventricular assist device. The model predicts that left ventricular pressure-unloading with a LVAD, in the presence of isolated systolic interaction, results in impairment of RV function, whereas with isolated diastolic interaction, RV function is improved. Due to competition between these two interactions, there is a negligible overall effect of ventricular anatomic interactions in determining right ventricular function in the normal heart.Keywords
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