Group Cardiovascular Dynamics and Artificial Organs
The Working Group for Cardiovascular Dynamics and Artifical Organs deals with research, development and clinical application of circulatory assist devices, cardiovascular implants and circulation monitoring and modelling
Our group has half a century (sic!) of tradition in research, and clinical application of Cardiac Assist Devices and Artificial Hearts. In close cooperation with clinicians and biomedical researchers in the Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute of Cardiovascular Research our group develops components and algorithms for these challenging tasks and support the clinicians in the clinical use. Further topics include vascular prostheses, refinement of diagnostic methods and modelling in silico, in vitro, and in bioreactors. The group cooperates with a large number of international academic and industrial partners. Members of the group have been presidents of International scientific societies working in the field, such as ESAO, ISMCS and ICCAC.
Research area
Research topics
Cardiovascular Simulations and Fluid Dynamics | Clinical Support and Clinical Research for Assist Devices | Development of Blood Pumps & Components | Electrospinning for Grafts and Scaffolds | In-vitro, Ex-vivo, In-vivo experiments | Mechanical Characterization of Biomaterials and Soft Tissues | Monitoring and Control of Cardiac Assist Devices | Neural Control of the Cardiac Activity
Team members
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| Heinrich Schima | Francesco Moscato |
PhD students
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| Philipp Aigner | Mojgan Ghodrati | Christian Grasl | Christoph Gross |
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| Max Haberbusch | Thayanya Khienwad | Bettina Kronsteiner | Martin Maw |
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| Thomas Schlöglhofer | Martin Stoiber |
Master students
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Alumni
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Projects
- Development of Cardiac Assist Devices, their components and clinical application (Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute of Cardiovascular Research)
- Development of vascular Grafts (Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute of Cardiovascular Research)
- NeuHeart – Horizon 2020 EU-Project (2019) Fluid-Dynamics in the assisted Heart – Austrian National Bank Foundation (2018)
- Research & Development project cooperations with Industry
Publications
Book about the history of Artificial-Heart Research in Vienna
- G. Dorffner, W.M.Wallner; H. Schima(Hrsg), mit Bildern von B. Croy und Riedler: Kein Puls und doch am Leben! – 50 Jahre Kunstherzforschung und –Therapie in Wien (314 S, LBG Eigenverlag Wien)
Selected peer-reviewed publications
- Schima H, Vollkron M et al.: First clinical experience with an automatic control system for rotary blood pumps during ergometry and right-heart catheterization. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Feb;25(2):167-73.
- Schima H, Schlöglhofer T et al.: Usability of ventricular assist devices in daily experience: a multicenter study. Artif Organs. 2014 Sep;38(9):751-60.
- Schlöglhofer T, Horvat J et al.: A Standardized Telephone Intervention Algorithm Improves the Survival of Ventricular Assist Device Outpatients. Artif Organs. 2018 Oct;42(10):961-969.
- Zimpfer D, Aigner P et al.: Evaluation of the HeartWare ventricular assist device Lavare cycle in a particle image velocimetry model and in clinical practice. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Nov;50(5):839-848.
- Gross C, Moscato F et al.: Hemodynamic exercise responses with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: Comparison of patients' response and cardiorespiratory simulations. PLoS One. 2020 Mar 18;15(3):e0229688.
Completed Theses
Master theses
- M. Granegger: Interaction between the heart and a rotary pump: Simulation and ex-vivo evaluation; Medical University of Vienna 2013
- P. Naiyanetr: Continuous Assessment of cardiac contractility during rotary blood pump support, Medical University of Vienna 2010
- P. Voitl: Physiologic effects of rotary blood pumps; Medical University of Vienna 2008
- F. Moscato: Investigating the interaction betwen the cardiovascular system and an axial flow VAD; University of Calabria 2007