Vortex dynamics in a model left ventricle during filling

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 527-543

  Baccani, Bernardo ^a   Domenichini, Federico ^a   Pedrizzetti, Gianni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diastole; Left ventricle; Vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTERPOLATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; PIPE FLOW; WAKES;

DIASTOLE; DOPPLER MEASUREMENTS; LEFT VENTRICLE; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0013185977     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7546(02)01200-1     Document Type: Article

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