Modeling of systemic-to-pulmonary shunts in newborns with a univentricular circulation: State of the art and future directions

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 23-29

  Pennati, Giancarlo ^a   Migliavacca, Francesco ^a   Dubini, Gabriele ^a   Bove, Edward L ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart diseases; Fluid dynamics; In vitro test; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG CIRCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; SYSTEMIC PULMONARY SHUNT;

EID: 78650176635     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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