Preload-based starling-like control for rotary blood pumps: Numerical comparison with pulsatility control and constant speed operation

• Main Authors: Mansouri, M., Salamonsen, R.F., Lim, E., Akmeliawati, R., Lovell, N.H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15784/1/Preload-Based_Starling-Like_Control_for_Rotary_Blood_Pumps_Numerical_Comparison_.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/15784/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849979

In this study, we evaluate a preload-based Starling-like controller for implantable rotary blood pumps (IRBPs) using left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (PLVED) as the feedback variable. Simulations are conducted using a validated mathematical model. The controller emulates the response of the n...