Work in progress report - Congenital: Comparative computational fluid dynamic study of two distal Contegra conduit anastomoses

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Corno, Antonio F ^a   Mickaily Huber, Elizabeth S ^b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CFS Engineering SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biological valved conduit; Computational fluid dynamics; Congenital heart disease; Distal stenosis; Right ventricular outflow tract

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEVICE; FLUID FLOW; INCIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STENOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 39049097096     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.162412     Document Type: Article

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