Advances in blood pump development

This is a preliminary program for the session. 

Chairs

Announced soon

The programme

This is a preliminary program based on submitted abstracts from experts in the field. The scientific committee of ESAO 2025 has then brought them together in the sessions below. The speakers listed below must confirm their participation by purchasing a ticket before the early bird deadline (April 25).

Time

Presentation


Welcome and introduction

18 min

Restoring Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling By Speed Modulating Rotary Blood Pumps

Theodor Abart, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mechanical Circulatory Support, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Of Vienna, Austria

18 min

Friction Losses in Pivot Bearings of Rotodynamic Blood Pumps

Leon Ballabani, Department for Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

18 min

Design Optimization Of A Right Ventricular Assist Device: Balancing Efficiency And Hemolysis Risk

Ilaria Guidetti, Department of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

18 min

Hemocompatibility And Hemodynamics Of The Heartmate 3 In Pediatric Patients

Manar El-Shaer, Christian Doppler Laboratory of Mechanical Circulatory Support, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna

18 min

Sensorless Estimation Of Instantaneous Flow Rate, Head Pressure And Viscosity In A Rotary Blood Pump

Theodor Abart, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mechanical Circulatory Support, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Of Vienna, Austria


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