Objective In order to regulate the blood pump responsing to the demand of patient’s cardio output, we proposed an adaptive blood pump control algorithm based on heart rate, so that the blood flow derived from the algorithm varies with the physiological needs. Methods Based on the relationship between heart rate and cardiac output, the algorithm was designed as a function of the heart rate. According to the data of heart rate and cardiac output derived from literatures, the constant coefficients were obtained through the least squares algorithm. To verify the accuracy of the algorithm, we calculated the maximum error and the correlation coefficient between the pump flow and cardiac output. Results With the algorithm,, the blood pump flow rate was 5.01L/min when heart rate of 75 beats/min, and the blood pump flow rate gradually became larger with the increase of heart rate within heart rate range from 50 to 120 times / min. The relative error between blood pump flow rate obtained from algorithm and cardiac output was 1%. Conclusion These results suggest that the algorithm for controlling blood pump flow rate regulate the pump in response to the demand of patient’s cardio output.
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