On deriving lumped models for blood flow and pressure in the systemic arteries

Windkessel and similar lumped models are often used to represent blood flow and pressure in systemic arteries. The windkessel model was originally developed by Stephen Hales (1733) and Otto Frank (1899) who used it to describe blood flow in the heart. In this paper we start with the one-dimensional...

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Main Authors: Mette S. Olufsen, Ali Nadim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2004-02-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2004.1.61
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