The influence of open leaflet geometry on the haemodynamic flow characteristics of polyurethane trileaflet artificial heart valves

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-287

  Corden, J ^a   David, T ^a   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser doppler velocimetry; Trileaflet polyurethane heart valve flow

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MANUFACTURE; POLYURETHANES;

LEAFLET HEART VALVES; MEAN AXIAL VELOCITY; REYNOLDS NORMAL STRESS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYURETHAN;

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MITRAL VALVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PULSATILE FLOW; SYSTOLE;

AORTIC VALVE; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0030330803     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_424_02     Document Type: Article

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