Kinematic, Dynamic, and Energy Characteristics of Diastolic Flow in the Left Ventricle

• Main Authors: Khalafvand, Seyed Saeid, Hung, Tin-Kan, Ng, Eddie Yin-Kwee, Zhong, Liang
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: mitral valve; blood flow
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82830; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40348
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Blood flow characteristics in the normal left ventricle are studied by using the magnetic resonance imaging, the Navier-Stokes equations, and the work-energy equation. Vortices produced during the mitral valve opening and closing are modeled in a two-dimensional analysis and correlated with temporal...