Numeric modeling of the cardiovascular system with a left ventricular assist device

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-89

  Zhou, Jianhua ^a   Armstrong, Guy P ^a   Medvedev, Alexander L ^a   Smith, William A ^a   Golding, Leonard A R ^a   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); OPTIMIZATION; PULSATILE FLOW; PUMPS;

IMPLANTABLE VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM (IVAS);

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PULSE PRESSURE;

EID: 0032601377     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199901000-00019     Document Type: Article

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