The effect of atmospheric pressure on ventricular assist device output

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-108

  Goto, Takeshi ^a   Sato, Masaharu ^a   Yamazaki, Akio ^a   Fukuda, Wakako ^a   Watanabe, Ken Ichi ^a   Daitoku, Kazuyuki ^a   Minakawa, Masahito ^a   Fukui, Kozo ^a   Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Fukuda, Ikuo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aero transport; Atmospheric pressure; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD PUMP; DECOMPRESSION; DRIVING AIR PRESSURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MOBART SYSTEM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VCT SYSTEM;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 84858698704     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: 16190904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-011-0605-5     Document Type: Article

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