Mechanical stress as cause of aortic valve disease presentation of a new aortic root prosthesis

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-6

  Robicsek, F ^a   Thubrikar, M J ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Bileaflet valve; Degenerative valve disease; Leaflet stress; Mechanical stress

Indexed keywords

AGING; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS;

AGING; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ELASTICITY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036485057     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679253     Document Type: Review

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