Loss of Pulsatility with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices and the Significance of the Arterial Endothelium in von Willebrand Factor Production and Degradation

Investigators evaluate the literature regarding the unraveling behavior of surface-immobilized von Willebrand Factor (vWF) under pulsatile and continuous flow pertaining to the process of arterial endothelial vWF production and release into circulation.