Observation and quantification of cavitation on a mechanical heart valve with an electro-hydraulic total artificial heart

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-307

  Lee, Hwansung ^a   Taenaka, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Electro hydraulic total artificial heart; Mechanical heart valve; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEART; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

CAVITATION BUBBLE; CAVITATION INTENSITY; CAVITATION PHENOMENON; HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS; IN-VITRO; MECHANICAL HEART VALVES; PARTIAL PRESSURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE; SQUEEZE FLOW; VALVE CAVITATION; WORKING FLUID;

CAVITATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCEROL;

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; CAMERA; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART VALVE; IN VITRO STUDY; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 33744797931     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900308     Document Type: Article

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