Reconstruction of loads in the fibrosa and ventricularis of porcine aortic valves

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Vesely, Ivan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN;

AORTIC VALVES; FIBROSA; SUM OF SQUARES ERROR FUNCTION; SUPERPOSITION METHOD; VENTRICULARIS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE;

EID: 0030250256     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199609000-00087     Document Type: Article

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