Ventriculo-aortic junction in human root. A geometric approach

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2167-2173

  Grousson, Nil ^a   Lim, Khee Hiang ^a   Lim, Hou Sen ^a   Ooi, Ean Tat ^a   Salgues, Sidney L H ^a   Yeo, Joon Hock ^a   Goetz, Wolfgang A ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aortic valve; Geometrical construction; Mathematical model; Sinus of Valsalva

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICON; SURGERY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANATOMY; AORTIC VALVE; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTION; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

AORTA FLOW; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CADAVER; DIASTOLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GEOMETRY; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VENTRICULOAORTIC JUNCTION;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 34347268406     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.027     Document Type: Article

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