Pressure and flow fields in the hinge region of bileaflet mechanical heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-205

  Gao, Zhi B ^b   Hosein, Nadeen ^b   Dai, Frank F ^a   Hwang, Ned H C ^b  

^a Amtek Company   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLUID FLOW; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0032954730     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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