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Implementation of variable segments to model the arterial system using electromechanical analogy


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The article deals with the design of an electrical model of variable segments of a non-symmetrical tree of small arteries This model can be used to simulate the blood pressure and flow. Peripheral arterial resistance changes are modelled by an exponentially dependent resistor. By modulating the capacitor value, we can model the arterial wall properties which depend on the arterial pressure. Simulations are performed in which vasoconstriction and vasodilation were modelled by varying the transmural pressure. As a result, we can observe the changes in the blood pressure for each arterial generation.

eISSN:
1339-309X
Language:
English
Publication timeframe:
6 times per year
Journal Subjects:
Engineering, Introductions and Overviews, other