In this paper, the structure and the dynamics of the flow in the left heart ventricle are studied
for different pumping efficiencies and mitral valve types (natural, biological and mechanical …

Simulations of flow inside a laboratory model of the left ventricle are validated against
experiments. The simulations employ an immersed boundary-based method for …

Left ventricular flow is intrinsically complex, three-dimensional and unsteady. Its features are
susceptible to cardiovascular pathology and treatment, in particular to surgical interventions …

Intra-ventricular flow dynamics has recently emerged as an important evaluation and
diagnosis tool in different cardiovascular conditions. The formation of vortex pattern during …

The laboratory models of the human heart left ventricle developed in the last decades gave
a valuable contribution to the comprehension of the role of the fluid dynamics in the cardiac …

Cardiovascular flows have been extensively investigated by means of in vitro models to
assess the prosthetic valve performances and to provide insight into the fluid dynamics of …

This work presents a numerical simulation of intraventricular flow after the implantation of a
bileaflet mechanical heart valve at the mitral position. The left ventricle was simplified …

Background Haemodynamic performance of heart valve prosthesis can be defined as its
ability to fully open and completely close during the cardiac cycle, neither overloading heart …

This paper aims at studying the effects of the heart rate (HR) on the intraventricular
hemodynamics and mitral valve dynamics for a healthy left ventricle of the human heart. The …

The mitral valve (MV) is a bileaflet valve positioned between the left atrium and ventricle of
the heart. The annulus of the MV has been observed to undergo geometric changes during …