Flow-induced platelet activation in mechanical heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 501-508

  Bluestein, Danny ^a   Yin, Wei ^a   Afield, Klaus ^c   Jesty, Jolyon ^b  

^a St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PULSATILE FLOW; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PULSATILE FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 4544287269     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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