Geometry and fusion of aortic valves from pulsatile flow ventricular assist device patients

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-158

  May Newman, Karen ^a   Mendoza, Annamarie ^a   Abulon, Dina J K ^a   Joshi, Mrunalini ^a   Kunda, Anand ^b   Dembitsky, Walter ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; GEOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PERIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; FIBROSIS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957752113     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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