1. A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Open Access Author: Houtz, Brady Title: A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: artificial heartpediatrichematocritventricular assist devicecardiovascular fluid dynamicselevated beat rate File: Download Houtz_MastersThesis.pdf Committee Members: Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam Joseph Weiss, Committee MemberWilliam Hancock, Committee MemberWilliam O Hancock, Program Head/Chair