A comparison of the hinge and near-hinge flow fields of the St Jude Medical Hemodynamic Plus and Regent bileaflet mechanical heart valves

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-93

  Ellis, Jeffrey T ^a   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HEMODYNAMICS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SHEAR STRESS; SYSTOLE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0033966638     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(00)70221-2     Document Type: Article

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