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Trileaflet valve hydrodynamic resistance assessment

J Garcia1, E Sacristan

  • 1Laval Hospital Research Center, Laval University, Quebec, Canada. Julio.Garcia@crhl.ulaval.ca

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
|January 24, 2009
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