Vortex Formation in the Cardiovascular System - Kheradvar, Arash (Springer London, 2012)
I - Fundamental Fluid Mechanics -- 1. Fluids and solids, blood and tissues -- 2. Conservation of mass -- 3. Conservation of momentum and Bernoulli theorem -- 4. Conservation of momentum and viscosity -- 5. Boundary layer and wall shear stress -- 6. Simple flows and concepts of cardiovascular interest -- References to Part I -- II - Vortex Dynamics -- 7. Definitions -- 8. Dynamics of vorticity -- 9. Boundary layer separation -- 10. Vortex formation -- 11. Three-dimensional vortex formation -- 12. Energy loss and force of vortex formation -- 13. Vortex interactions -- 14. A mention to turbulence -- References to Part II -- III - Cardiac Vortex Formation -- 15. Mitral valve and transmitral flow -- 16. Aortic valve, Sinuses of Valsalva, and Aortic Artery -- 17. Vortex formation in the right heart -- 18. Circulatory areas in the developing hearth -- 19. Linking Cardiac Muscle Funtion to Vortex Formation -- 20. Effect of Left Ventricular Diseases on Vortex Formation -- References to Part III -- IV - Effect of Cardiac Devices and Surgery on Vortex Formation -- 21. Vortex Formation in Bioprostheses -- 22. Vortex Formation in Mechanical Heart Valves -- 23. Vortical flow in Ventricular Assist Devices 24. Vortex Formation due to Arterial Surgery and Anastomosis .-References to Part IV -- V - Diagnostic Vortex imaging -- 25. MRI -- 26. Echocardiography -- 27. In vitro Experiments -- 28. Numerical simulations -- References to Part V.