An initial investigation into the wear and damage within the pivots of three types of bileaflet mechanical heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  King, Mary J ^a   Olin, Christian L ^b   Fisher, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYROLYTIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STRESS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARBON; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0029895088     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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