Laser Doppler anemometry measurements of steady flow through two bi-leaflet prosthetic heart valves

INTRODUCTION: In vitro hydrodynamic characterization of prosthetic heart valves provides important information regarding their operation, especially if performed by noninvasive techniques of anemometry. Once velocity profiles for each valve are provided, it is possible to compare them in terms of hy...

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Main Authors: Ovandir Bazan, Jayme Pinto Ortiz, Francisco Ubaldo Vieira Junior, Reinaldo Wilson Vieira, Nilson Antunes, Fabio Bittencourt Dutra Tabacow, Eduardo Tavares Costa, Orlando Petrucci Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2013-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382013000400009&lng=en&tlng=en