Critical role of the sinuses of Valsalva in the durability of valved conduits

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 160-167

  Kumar, Sankar P ^a   Kumar, Mrinalini N ^a   Ali, Mir Liaqat ^a   Becker, Anton ^b   Duran, Carlos M G ^a,c   Kumar, Prathap ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c International Heart Institute Montana   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD REGURGITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VALVE;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CATTLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; PERICARDIUM; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHEEP; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0029866566     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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