Influence of arteriotomy shape on powerlosses across in vitro cavopulmonary connections

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 787-791

  Gerdes, A ^a   Benthin, U ^a   Sievers, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fontan procedure; Heart defects, congenital, diagnosis; Heart defects, congenital, surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RANK SUM TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULSATILE FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0036920144     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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