An evaluation study on the quietness of the ATS valve

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-177

  Umeda, Tomofumi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATS valve; Bileaflet valve; Mechanical valve; Prosthetic valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; NOISE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 34548093296     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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