Velocity vectors (mid-plane) showing improved blood washing (reduced recirculation and stagnation) at the hub and bearing interfaces at both inlet (left, straightener-impeller interface) and exit (right, impeller-diffuser interface) for original (top) and optimized (bottom) vad designs.Velocity vectors (mid-plane) showing improved blood washing (reduced recirculation and stagnation) at the hub and bearing interfaces at both inlet (left, straightener-impeller interface) and exit (right, impeller-diffuser interface) for original (top) and optimized (bottom) VAD designs.
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