Observation and quantification of gas bubble formation on a mechanical heart valve

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 304-309

  Lin, H Y ^a   Bianccucci, B A ^a   Deutsch, S ^a   Fontaine, A A ^a   Tarbell, J M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon Dioxide; Cavitation; Emboli; Heart Valve

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; TELEVISION CAMERA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMBOLISM, AIR; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0033800183     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1287171     Document Type: Article

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