Computer Simulation of Blood Flow in the Left Ventricle (VIDEO)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

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A hemodynamic profile of a patient with a history of left ventricular thrombus (blood clotting) derived from computational fluid dynamic modeling. It shows that the early diastolic flow does not reach the apex resulting in high thrombin concentration and a risk of blood clots.

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Rajat Mittal, Jung Hee Seo and Thura Harfi

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