An in vitro assessment by means of laser Doppler velocimetry of the Medtronic Advantage bileaflet mechanical heart valve hinge flow

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-98

  Saxena, Rahul ^a   Lemmon, Jack ^a   Ellis, Jeffrey ^b   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMICS; EVALUATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042343780     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00581-6     Document Type: Article

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