Hierarchical control of heart-assist devices.

The demand for transplantable hearts exceeds the supply, and transplant candidates often wait long periods before a suitable donor organ becomes available. When pharmacological treatment fails to maintain adequate blood circulation, mechanical assistance of one or both ventricles is the only availab...

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Pubblicato in:IEEE Robotics and automation magazine 10, 1 (2003).
Autore principale: Boston, J.R
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:inglese
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