Vortex shedding as a mechanism for free emboli formation in mechanical heart valves

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-134

  Bluestein, Danny ^a   Rambod, Edmond ^b   Gharib, Morteza ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX SHEDDING;

DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (DPIV); FREE EMBOLI FORMATION; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PULSE DUPLICATOR SYSTEMS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; EMBOLISM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SIMULATION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOGENICITY; TURBULENT FLOW;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PULSATILE FLOW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

MURINE HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0034177656     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.429634     Document Type: Article

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