Study of cardiovascular function using a coupled left ventricle and systemic circulation model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2445-2454

  Chen, W W ^a   Gao, H ^a   Luo, X Y ^a   Hill, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardio arterial coupling; Cardiovascular modelling; Fluid structure interaction; Left ventricle; Systemic circulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MODELLING; LEFT VENTRICLES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; PATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION MODEL;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

AORTA FLOW; AORTA ROOT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; ARTERY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CIRCULATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTERIES; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84961875204     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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