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. 2023 Jan 18;14(2):296–314. doi: 10.1007/s13239-022-00651-1

Table 6.

Circulatory system parameters for the whole heart model.

Parameter Value Unit Description
Pulmonary and systemic circulation
 RSysArt 0.03 mmHgs/mL Systemic arterial resistance
 CSysArt 3.0 mL/mmHg Systemic arterial compliance
 VSysArtUnstr 800.0 mL Unstressed systemic arterial volume
 RSysPer 0.6 mmHgs/mL Systemic peripheral resistance
RSysVen 0.03 mmHgs/mL Systemic venous resistance
 CSysVen 150.0 mL/mmHg Systemic venous compliance
 VSysVenUnstr 2850.0 mL Unstressed systemic venous resistance
 RPulArt 0.02 mmHgs/mL Pulmonary arterial resistance
 CPulArt 10.0 mL/mmHg Pulmonary arterial compliance
 VPulArtUnstr 150.0 mL Unstressed pulmonary arterial volume
 RPulPer 0.07 mmHgs/mL Pulmonary peripheral resistance
 RPulVen 0.03 mmHgs/mL Pulmonary venous resistance
 CPulVen 15.0 mL/mmHg Pulmonary venous compliance
 VPulVenUnstr 200.0 mL Unstressed pulmonary venous volume
 ρBlood 1060 kg/m3 Blood density
Mitral valve
 ARef 15.0 cm2 Reference area
 Mmax 0.7 maximum area ratio
 Mmin 0.001 Minimum area ratio
 Ko 15.0 mmHg-1/s Opening rate coefficient
 KC 3.0 mmHg-1/s Closing rate coefficient
Tricuspid valve
 ARef 15.0 cm2 Reference area
 Mmax 0.7 Maximum area ratio
 Mmin 0.001 Minimum area ratio
 Ko 20.0 mmHg-1/s Opening rate coefficient
 KC 6.0 mmHg-1/s Closing rate coefficient
Aortic valve
 ARef 7.0 cm2 Reference area
 Mmax 0.95 Maximum area ratio
 Mmin 0.001 Minimum area ratio
 Ko 10.0 mmHg-1/s Opening rate coefficient
 KC 6.0 mmHg-1/s Closing rate coefficient
Pulmonary valve
 ARef 7.0 cm2 Reference area
 Mmax 0.7 Maximum area ratio
 Mmin 0.001 Minimum area ratio
 Ko 20.0 mmHg-1/s Opening rate coefficient
 KC 10.0 mmHg-1/s Closing rate coefficient

Refer to Ref. [22] for the system of equations