The importance of pulsatile and nonpulsatile flow in the design of blood pumps.

The traditional approach of total artificial heart (TAH) and ventricular assist device (VAD) development has been the mimicking of the native heart. Nonpulsatile flow using cardiopulmonary bypass has provided evidence of short-term physiologic tolerances. The design of nonpulsatile TAHs and VADs has eliminated the need for valves, flexing diaphragms, and large ventricular volumes. However, these devices require high efficiency power sources and reliable bearing seals or electromagnetic bearings while simultaneously attempting to avoid thromboemboli. The physiologic response to nonpulsatile flow is complex and variable. When compared to a pulsatile device, a nonpulsatile TAH or VAD needs to produce increased flow and higher mean intravascular pressures to maintain normal organ function. Despite its maintaining normal organ function, nonpulsatile flow does cause alterations in biochemical functions and organ specific blood flow. The combination of bioengineering superiority and the maintenance of physiologic homeostasis has directed future TAH and VAD research towards nonpulsatile systems.

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