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ABSTRACT

CFD case study to optimize surgical adjustment of ventricular assist device implantation to minimize stroke risk part I: steady-state CFD modeling

Andres F. Osorio¹, Ruben Osorio¹, Reginald Tran¹, Andres Ceballos¹, Alain Kassab¹, Eduardo Divo², I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales³, William M. DeCampli^3,4

1 Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida,Orlando, FL, USA.
2 Department of Engineering Technology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
3 Congenital Heart Institute at Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
4 College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.