A method for determining the reference effective flow areas for mechanical heart valve prostheses: In vitro validation studies

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1953-1959

  Shandas, Robin ^a   Kwon, Jeffrey ^a   Valdes Cruz, Lilliam ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Echocardiography; Valves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD FLOW; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; LASER FLOWMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0034712676     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.16.1953     Document Type: Article

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