Effect of hinge gap width on the microflow structures in 27-mm bileaflet mechanical heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 800-808

  Leo, Hwa Liang ^a   Simon, Hélène A ^b   Dasi, Lakshmi P ^a   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SYSTOLE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 33751393437     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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