Estimation of mechanical heart valve cavitation in a pneumatic ventricular assist device

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-185

  Lee, Hwansung ^a   Akagawa, Eiki ^a   Homma, Akihiko ^a   Tsukiya, Tomonori ^a   Tatsumi, Eisuke ^a   Taenaka, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Driving pressure; Mechanical heart valve; Pneumatic ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART VALVE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 34548575509     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-007-0382-3     Document Type: Article

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