APPLICATION OF FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION TO NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS IN THE LEFT VENTRICLE

Abstract

Numerical simulations of blood flow and myocardium motion for an average canine left ventricle (LV) with fluid-structure interaction were performed. The temporal variations of the LV cavity pressure and wall stress during the cardiac cycle were consistent with previous literature. LV cavity volume was conserved from one period to the next, despite sub-physiological ejection volumes and brief periods of backflow during early filling. This study improves on previous ones by presenting details of the models and results for both the fluid and solid components of the LV.