• Singapore medical journal · Nov 2023

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    Left ventricular vortex formation time: emerging clinical applications and limitations.

    • Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Tze Sian Liong, Thanawin Pramotedham, Ching-Hui Sia, Eric Jou, William Kok-Fai Kong, and Kian-Keong Poh.
    • Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.
    • Singapore Med J. 2023 Nov 9.

    AbstractVortex formation during left ventricular diastolic filling may provide clinically useful insights into cardiac health. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the measurement of vortex formation time (VFT), especially because it is derived noninvasively. There are important applications of VFT in valvular heart disease, athletic physiology, heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The formation of the vortex as fluid propagates into the left ventricle from the left atrium is important for efficient fluid transport. Quantifying VFT may thus help in evaluating and understanding disease and pathophysiological processes.

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