In vitro hydrodynamic characteristics among three bileaflet valves in the mitral position

Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 346-354

  Feng, Zhonggang ^a   Umezu, Mitsuo ^a   Fujimoto, Tetsuo ^a   Tsukahara, Toshiya ^a   Nurishi, Masakazu ^a   Kawaguchi, Daisuke ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bileaflet valve; Influence of conduit shape; Leaflet movement; Mitral position

Indexed keywords

DROPS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; STEADY FLOW; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BILEAFLET; BILEAFLET VALVE; CARBOMEDICS VALVE; DOWN-STREAM; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; IN-VITRO; INFLUENCE OF CONDUIT SHAPE; LEAFLET MOVEMENT; MITRAL POSITION; ST. JUDE MEDICAL;

PRESSURE DROP;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0034048214     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2000.06498.x     Document Type: Article

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