Abstract
The shape of the arterial pulse wave is intimately related to the physical properties of the cardiovascular system. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this relation is clinically relevant, since pulse waveforms carry valuable information for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. We overview some numerical, theoretical and experimental efforts (using in vivo and in vitro data) made in this field of research, focusing on the physical aspects of arterial pulse wave propagation in the systemic circulation. The mathematical and numerical tools that we describe are based on the one-dimensional formulation in the time-domain.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 11th International Conference on Pressure Surges |
| Editors | S Anderson |
| Place of Publication | Lisbon |
| Publisher | Virtual PiE Led t/a BHR Group |
| Pages | 401-443 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781855981331, 9781855981348 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2012 |
Keywords
- haemodynamics
- pulse wave propagation
- one-dimensional modelling
- time-domain analysis
- systemic circulation