Advances in Hemodynamic Analysis in Cardiovascular Diseases Investigation of Energetic Characteristics of Adult and Pediatric Sputnik Left Ventricular Assist Devices during Mock Circulation Support

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(a) Schematics of PMC showing main functional hardware blocks. LAV, left artificial ventricle; DAU, data acquisition unit; ADC, analog-to-digital converter; DAC, digital-to-analog converter; PC, personal computer. (b) Image of the pediatric mock circulation (PMC) simulating the acute heart failure with the Sputnik PRBP support. The flow direction is shown via an arrow.

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