Fluid dynamics of the left ventricular filling in dilated cardiomyopathy

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 665-671

  Baccani, Bernardo ^a   Domenichini, Federico ^a   Pedrizzetti, Gianni ^b   Tonti, Giovanni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c Division of Cardiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diastole; Fluid dynamics; Left ventricle; Vortices; Vorticity dynamics

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; HEMODYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; VORTEX FLOW;

LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLE; DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036213404     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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