The reservoir pressure concept: The 3-element windkessel model revisited? Application to the Asklepios population study

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-428

  Vermeersch, S J ^a   Rietzschel, E R ^a   Buyzere, M L ^a   Bortel, L M ^b   Gillebert, T C ^a   Verdonck, P R ^a   Segers, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Arterial system; Hemodynamics; Modeling; Pulse pressure; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL SYSTEM; MODELING; PULSE PRESSURE; WAVE REFLECTION;

HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; REFLECTION; STIFFNESS;

PUMPING PLANTS;

EID: 67649779564     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: 15732703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10665-009-9286-y     Document Type: Article

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