A Compact Mock Circulation Loop for the In Vitro Testing of Cardiovascular Devices

Artificial Organs

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 384-391

  Timms, Daniel L ^a,b   Gregory, Shaun D ^c   Greatrex, Nicholas A ^c   Pearcy, Mark J ^c   Fraser, John F ^a   Steinseifer, Ulrich ^b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Device testing; Heart disease; Mock circulation loop

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART;

CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES; CIRCULATION LOOP; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DEVICE TESTING; HAEMODYNAMICS; HEART DISEASE; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO TESTING; MOCK CIRCULATION; MOCK CIRCULATION LOOP;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; HEART RATE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOCK CIRCULATION LOOP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 79955000756     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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