The venous return simulator: An effective tool for investigating the effects of external compression on the venous hemodynamics - First results after thigh compression

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Fullana, J M ^a,c   Cros, F ^a   Becker, F ^a   Ouchene, A ^a   Partsch, H ^b  

^a Laboratoires Innothera   (France)

^b WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Elastic stockings; Leg compression; Venous hemodynamics; Venous return

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG COMPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIMULATOR; ULCER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS RETURN; VENOUS RETURN SIMULATOR;

BANDAGES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEG; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STATISTICS; THIGH; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 14644436404     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.34.1.19     Document Type: Article

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