title: Flow-induced platelet activation in bileaflet and monoleaflet mechanical heart valves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11974-8181, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yared
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alemu
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Affeld
authors.forename: Jolyon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jesty
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bluestein
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D015539:Platelet Activation; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*