Vortex Formation and Instability in the Left Ventricle, University of Minnesota

YouTube Video

This video helps to visualise the 3D vortex dynamics of ventricular filling using modern MRI technology:

• Rich 3D topology and dynamic during left ventricular (LV) diastolic fillings
• The flow is dominated by the formation, propagation, and break-down of the E-wave vortex ring
• The physiological flow waveform is generated with mitral valve inflow
• Ring break-down is driven by its impingement on the posterior wall and 3D instabilities induced by a number of fundamental vortex-vortex and vortex-wall interactions

This resource is related to Course XI: The Heart of the Matter. If you are interested in purchasing this course from our on-demand library of courses click here.

[Cardiovascular System. Heart. Left Ventricle. Mitral Valve. Vortexes in the Human Heart.]