In vivo demonstration of cavitation potential of a mechanical heart valve

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 436-441

  Dexter, Elisabeth U ^a   Aluri, Srinivas ^b   Radcliffe, Robert R ^a   Zhu, Hong ^a   Carlson, David D ^a   Heilman, Troy E ^a   Chandran, Krishnan B ^b   Richenbacher, Wayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EROSION; EXPLANT; FLUID FLOW; GOAT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0033200905     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199909000-00014     Document Type: Article

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