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Fri. 09/28
Session F.8 / Block B / 04.00 - 05.30 pm
IABP and Alternative Concepts
Chairman 1: A. Khir, Uxbridge, UK / Chairman 2: A. Kaminski, Rostock, Germany

04.00 - 04.15 pm	O88	Fluid structure interaction simulations of a total artificial heart: useful as a design tool? S.J. Sonntag, Aachen, Germany
04.15 - 04.30 pm	O89	cancelled
04.30 - 04.45 pm	O90	Validation of a computational model for studying the combined effect of upstream and downstream mechanical properties on the performance of the intra-aortic balloon (IAB) (G.  Bruti) B. Bruti, Uxbridge, UK
04.45 - 05.00 pm	O91	Development of a new extra aortic counter pulsation device using shape memory alloy fibers M. Hashem, Sendai, Japan
05.00 - 05.15 pm	O92	Cardiac supporting device using artificial rubber muscle Y. Saito, Hirosaki, Japan
05.15 - 05.30 pm	O93	A new method to evaluate the high variability in ballistography for contact-less recording S. Herrmann, Dublin, Ireland
05.30 - 06.00 pm		Syncardia Total Artificial Heart M. Morshuis, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany