Biomechanics of the aortic valve in the continuous flow VAD-assisted heart

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-308

  May Newman, Karen ^a   Enriquez Almaguer, Luz ^a   Posuwattanakul, Phanthiwa ^a   Dembitsky, Walter ^b  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^b SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTIC VALVE LEAFLETS; AORTIC VALVES; CARDIAC CYCLES; CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CLINICAL USE; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; NORMAL FLOW; SOFT TISSUE; TRANSVALVULAR PRESSURES; VALVE LEAFLETS; VALVE OPENING; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD VESSELS; HEART;

PARALLEL FLOW;

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMODYNAMICS; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 77954955994     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181e321da     Document Type: Article

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