Platelet activation after implantation of the Levitronix PediVAS in the ovine model

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 516-521

  Johnson Jr , Carl A ^a,b   Shankarraman, Venkat ^b,c   Wearden, Peter D ^b,c,d   Kocyildirim, Ergin ^b,c,d   Maul, Timothy M ^a,b,d   Marks, John D ^e   Richardson, J Scott ^e   Gellman, Barry N ^e   Borovetz, Harvey S ^a,b,c   Dasse, Kurt A ^e   Wagner, William R ^a,b,c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e Levitronix LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PLATELETS; ANIMAL STUDIES; OPTIMAL FLOWS; OVINE MODEL; P-SELECTIN; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PRECLINICAL STUDIES; VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

PLATELETS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLATELET ACTIVATION; SHEEP;

EID: 80455176901     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31822e2535     Document Type: Article

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