Mechanics of cryopreserved aortic and pulmonary homografts

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-37

  Vesely, Ivan ^a   Casarotto, Dino C ^b   Gerosa, Gino ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Ist di Chirurgia Cardiovascolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; STRESS;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDUCERS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0033974984     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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