Leakage flow at mechanical heart valve prostheses: Improved washout or increased blood damage?

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 312-323

  Steegers, A ^a   Paul, R ^a   Reul, H ^a,b   Rau, G ^a  

^a Helmholtz Institute   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032990519     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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