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A Method for Automatically Optimizing Medical Devices for Treating Heart Failure: Designing Polymeric Injection Patterns
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Heart failure continues to present a significant medical and economic burden throughout the developed world. Novel treatments involving the injection of polymeric materials into the myocardium of ...
Simulation of Mechanical Environment in Active Lead Fixation: Effect of Fixation Helix Size
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The risk of myocardial penetration due to active-fixation screw-in type pacing leads has been reported to increase as the helix electrodes become smaller. In order to understand the contributing ...