Geometric modeling of functional trileaflet aortic valves: Development and clinical applications

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2665-2672

  Labrosse, Michel R ^a   Beller, Carsten J ^b   Robicsek, Francis ^c   Thubrikar, Mano J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Dimensions; Geometric modeling; Valve sparing operation

Indexed keywords

AORTIC VALVES; GEOMETRIC MODELING; HEART VALVE MODELS; VALVE SPARING OPERATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SURGERY;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

SILASTIC;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; HEART CYCLE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BIOMECHANICS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33749149235     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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