CrossTalk proposal: Blood flow pulsatility in left ventricular assist device patients is essential to maintain normal brain physiology

J Physiol. 2019 Jan;597(2):353-356. doi: 10.1113/JP276729. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

Authors

Eric J Stöhr^{1

2}, Barry J McDonnell², Paolo C Colombo¹, Joshua Z Willey³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
² School of Sport & Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, CF5 2YB, UK.
³ Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: LVAD; blood flow; blood pressure; heart failure; pulsatility.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brain / physiology*
Heart Ventricles
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Pulsatile Flow*
Ventricular Function, Left*