Recent advances in imaging, modeling, and computing have rapidly expanded our
capabilities to model hemodynamics in the large vessels (heart, arteries, and veins). This …

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 …

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 …

Thrombus formation is one of the major complications in myocardial infarction. One of the
causes is known to be the regional hemostasis, ie the presence of zones where the …

This experimental in vitro work investigates material transport properties in a model left
ventricle in the case of aortic regurgitation, a valvular disease characterized by a leaking …

Aortic root dilation and propensity to dissection are typical manifestations of the Marfan
Syndrome (MS), a genetic defect leading to the degeneration of the elastic fibres. Dilation …

Several Lagrangian methods were used to analyze the mixing processes in an experimental
model of a constricted artery under a pulsatile flow. Upstream Reynolds number Re was …

The quantification of Lagrangian coherent structures (LCS) has been investigated using an
algorithm based on the tesselation of unstructured data points. The applicability of the …

The use of artificial valves to replace diseased human heart valves is currently the main
solution to address the malfunctioning of these valves. However, the effect of artificial valves …