Novel ventricular apical cannula: In vitro evaluation using transparent, compliant ventricular casts

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages

  Curtis, Alison S ^a   Wu, Zhongjun J ^a   Kormos, Robert L ^a   Griffith, Bartley P ^a   Antaki, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS;

VENTRICULAR APICAL CANNULA;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

SILASTIC;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PUMP; CANNULA; CATTLE; FLOW RATE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032170420     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199809000-00078     Document Type: Article

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