Haemodynamic and echocardiographic characteristics of a stentless allograft mitral prosthesis: An in Vitro Study

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-240

  Vetter, H O ^a   Erhorn, A ^a   Fontaine, A A ^a,b   Reichart, B ^a   Yoganathan, A P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

in vitro study; echocardiographic characteristics; haemodynamics; stentless allograft mitral prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0029923570     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400224     Document Type: Article

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