Influence of aortic dimensions on the hemodynamic performance of small aortic valve prostheses: Impact on patient/prosthesis mismatch

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 449-453

  Dohmen, G ^a   Schmitz, C ^b   Steinseifer, U ^b   Hatam, N ^a   Hilgers, R D ^a   Autschbach, R ^a   Spillner, J ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aortic aneurysm; Patient prosthesis mismatch; pressure recovery

Indexed keywords

AORTA; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 82955173660     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1271012     Document Type: Article

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