Reliability model from the in vitro durability tests of a left ventricular assist system

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 595-601

  Lee, James ^a   Miller, Phillip J ^a   Chen, Herb ^a   Conley, Michael G ^a   Carpenter, James L ^a   Wihera, John C ^a   Jassavvalla, Jal S ^a   Portner, Peer M ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM (LVAS);

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0033391001     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199911000-00015     Document Type: Article

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