Distribution of hepatic venous blood in the total cavo pulmonary connection: An in vitro study into the effects of connection geometry

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 558-564

  Walker, P G ^a   Oweis, G F ^a   Watterson, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GEOMETRY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

FLUID DISTRIBUTION;

BLOOD;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; GEOMETRY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; VENOUS BLOOD;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHILD; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; LUNG; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0035660433     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1407827     Document Type: Article

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