Vortex flows of blood in a large heart (a, c, e) and a small heart (b, d, f) of healthy dogs (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Vortex flows of blood in a large heart (a, c, e) and a small heart (b, d, f) of healthy dogs

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Panels a and b visualize the stream line at early diastolic phase with the highest vortex flow in the left ventricle (LV). Panels c and d show the contours of vortex flow in the same time phase as the upper figures. Panels e and f are the transition of vortex flow in a cardiac cycle. LA: left atrium.

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