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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019

Innovative Modeling Techniques and 3D Printing in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Bridge from Bench to Clinical Practice.

Rishi Thaker, Raquel Araujo-Gutierrez, Hernan G Marcos-Abdala, Tanushree Agrawal, Nadia Fida, Mahwash Kassi

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optimization of flow rate and orientation of outflow graft at implantation for patients with left ventricular assist device.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  2. Virtual reality: a useful simulation tool for planning and training.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rishi ThakerTouro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, New York, NY 10940, USA. rkthaker@gmail.com.
Raquel Araujo-GutierrezHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. araujo@houstonmethodist.org.
Hernan G Marcos-AbdalaHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. hgmarcosabdala@houstonmethodist.org.ORCID 0000-0003-3115-630X
Tanushree AgrawalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. tagrawal@houstonmethodist.org.
Nadia FidaHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. nfida@houstonmethodist.org.
Mahwash KassiHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mkassi@houstonmethodist.org.
Houston Methodist · USMethodist Hospital · USTouro College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) cause altered flow dynamics that may result in complications such as stroke, pump thrombosis, bleeding, or aortic regurgitation. Understanding altered flow dynamics is important in order to develop more efficient and durable pump configurations. In patients with LVAD, hemodynamic assessment is limited to imaging techniques such as echocardiography which precludes detailed assessment of fluid dynamics. In this review article, we present some innovative modeling techniques that are often used in device development or for research purposes, but have not been utilized clinically. Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling is based on computer simulations and particle image velocimetry (PIV) employs ex vivo models that helps study fluid characteristics such as pressure, shear stress, and velocity. Both techniques may help elaborate our understanding of complications that occur with LVAD and could be potentially used in the future to troubleshoot LVAD-related alarms. These techniques coupled with 3D printing may also allow for patient-specific device implants, lowering the risk of complications increasing device durability.

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3D printingcomputational fluid dynamic modelingLVADparticle image velocimetry

Identifiers

PMID31075841
PMCPMC6572374
OpenAlexW2944307873

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