Artificial muscles to restore transport function of diseased atria

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-13

  Tozzi, Piergiorgio ^a   Hayoz, Daniel ^a   Thévenaz, Pierrick ^b   Roulet, Jean Yves ^b   Salchli, Francois ^b   Von Segesser, Ludwig K ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b University of Yverdon les Bains   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DISEASES; MUSCLE; PACEMAKERS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SILICONES;

ATRIAL ASSIST DEVICE; CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MICRO MOTORLESS PUMP;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

NITINOL; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MICROMOTORLESS PUMP; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINUS NODE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIA; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 38349123298     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181612247     Document Type: Article

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