Heat exchangers for cardioplegia systems: in vitro study of four different concepts.

The aim of this work is the evaluation of four different heat exchangers used for myocardium during cardioplegic system in cardiac surgeries. Four types of shell and tube heat exchangers made of different exchange elements were constructed, as follows: stainless steel tubes, aluminium tubes, polypropylene hollow fiber, and bellows type. The evaluation was performed by in vitro tests of parameters such as heat transfer, pressure drop, and hemolysis tendency. The result has shown that all four systems tested were able to achieve the heat performance, and to offer low resistance to flow, and safety, as well as have low tendency to hemolysis. However, we can emphasize that the bellows type heat exchanger has a significant difference with regard to the other three types.

Sistema para análise do desempenho de uma bomba axial para assistência circulatória temporária / System for performance analysis of an axial pump for assisted temporary circulatory

As Bombas de fluxo axial com localização intraventricular representam um método promissor para a assistência cardíaca temporária pela eficiência e praticidde. Este trabalho apresenta um sistema para utilização na análise do desempenho durante o desenvolvimento de bombas axiais. No trabalho foram utilizadas técnicas e metodologias da análise dimensional para o estudo do comportamento da bomba em modelo ampliado

Abstract - The Axial Pump for intraventricular location represents a promising