Flow characterization of the advantage® and st. jude medical® bileaflet mechanical heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 814-822

  Shu, Mark C S ^a   O'Rourke, Keith K ^b   Coppin, Chris M ^a   Lemmon, Jack D ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b Adaptive Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PROSTHESIS; TIME;

AORTIC VALVE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7444225389     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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