Effects of pannus formation on the flow around a bileaflet mechanical heart valve
Effects of pannus formation on the flow around a bileaflet mechanical heart valve
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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Some patients with a bileaflet mechanical heart valve (BMHV) show significant increases in the transvalvular pressure drop and abnormal leaflet motion due to a pannus (an abnormal fibrovascular tissue) formed on the ventricular side, even in the absence of physical contact between the pannus and leaflets. We investigate the effects of the pannus sh...
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Effects of pannus formation on the flow around a bileaflet mechanical heart valve
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2412532846
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2412532846
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0234341
