Nominal size in six bileaflet mechanical aortic valves: A comparison of orifice size and biologic equivalence

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1388-1393

  Chambers, John B ^a,c   Oo, Lionel ^a   Narracott, Andrew ^b   Lawford, Pat M ^b   Blauth, Christopher I ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPYLENE;

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038310710     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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