Development of the Nimbus/University of Pittsburgh innovative ventricular assist system

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 790-794

  Butler, Kenneth C ^a   Dow, Jerry J ^b   Litwak, Philip ^b   Kormos, Robert L ^b   Borovetz, Harvey S ^b  

^a Nimbus Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BLOOD PUMP; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMODYNAMICS; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PENNSYLVANIA; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0032729507     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00582-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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