Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 182-185 , June 2006

A Novel Multi-Planed Mechanical Aortic Valve for Increasing the Effective Orifice Area

Received 13 August 2004 ,Revised 27 January 2006 ,Accepted 6 February 2006.

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00068-0

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.02.014

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 182-185 , June 2006

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