Abstract: Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve leaflets (SAM) is a disease of the left ventricle which results from an abnormal force balance on the mitral valve. The mechanism by which is ...

Abstract: A numerical study was conducted to solve the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations for time-dependent flow in a compliant thin-walled, anatomically correct left ventricle during early systole. ...

Abstract: The Fontan operation is one in which the right heart is bypassed leaving the left ventricle to drive the blood through both the capillaries and the lungs, making it important to design an ...