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50 D. Maulik<br />

of a ventricular pump, an ªarterialº line, a proximal<br />

ªarterialº compliance unit, a ªfetal placental vascularº<br />

branching model, a systemic bypass circuit, and a<br />

ªvenousº line for return of the perfusate into an ªatrialº<br />

reservoir, which was connected to the pump.<br />

The impedance to flow was increased progressively by<br />

sequentially occluding the vessels of the branching<br />

model. All the indices correlated significantly<br />

(p

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