Dynamic analysis and geometry models for the design of bi-leaflet prosthetic mechanical heart valves

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 463-476

  David, Tim ^a   Hsu, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic analysis; Geometry models; Heart valves; Prosthetic

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BLOOD VESSELS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

AORTIC ROOT; AXI-SYMMETRIC STIFFENING RING; BI-LEAFLET PROSTHETIC MECHANICAL HEART VALVES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY MODELS; INTERNAL FLOW PHENOMENA; SECOND ORDER ROTATING SYSTEM;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030250940     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4533(95)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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