Title :
The effects of the systemic arterial system on coronary blood flow
Author :
Berger, D.S. ; Li, John K-J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The authors investigate the relationship between the arterial system load and coronary circulation with the aid of a closed-loop model of the circulation. Altering the arterial system parameters leads to the prediction that coronary perfusion is highly sensitive to the arterial load
Keywords :
cardiology; haemodynamics; physiological models; arterial system load; arterial system parameters; closed-loop model; coronary blood flow; coronary circulation; coronary perfusion; systemic arterial system; Animals; Blood flow; Cardiology; Cardiovascular system; Heart; Impedance; Laboratories; Muscles; Myocardium; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE Nineteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0925-1
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1993.404436
