Anatomical compatibility of a novel total artificial heart: An in-silico study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

ShuttlePump is a novel total artificial heart (TAH) recently introduced to potentially overcome the limitations associated with the current state-of-the-art mechanical circulatory support devices intended for adults. In this study, we adapted the outflow cannulation of the previously established ShuttlePump TAH and evaluated the anatomical compatibility using the virtual implantation technique.

Methods

We retrospectively assessed the anatomical compatibility of the ShuttlePump using virtual implantation techniques within 3D-reconstructed anatomies of adult heart failure patients. Additionally, we examined the impact of outflow cannula modification on the hemocompatibility of the ShuttlePump through computational fluid dynamic simulations.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Narayanaswamy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature