Dynamic characterization of a new accelerated heart valve tester

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Menzler, F ^a,b   Haubold, A D ^c   Hwang, N H C ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Medical Carbon Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; HEMODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

HEART RATE; PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE TESTER;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART PRELOAD; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031238924     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199709000-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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