Mechanisms of aortic valve incompetence in aging: A finite element model

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-156

  Grande, K Jane ^a   Cochran, Richard P ^b   Reinhall, Per G ^c   Kunzelman, Karyn S ^b,d  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGING; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032919737     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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