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Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Mar;87(3):803–810. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.044

Table 1.

Model Variables for Normal Heart Simulation

Variables	Value
Cardiac variables
C_ra
RA compliance	1.5 mL/mm Hg
C_la
LA compliance	4.0 mL/mm Hg
K_las
LA contractility	1.0 mL/mm Hg
C_rv
RV compliance	10.0 mL/mm Hg
C_lv
LV compliance	6.67 mL/mm Hg
K_lvs
LV contractility	15 mL/mm Hg
K_rvs
RV contractility	3 mL/mm Hg
Vascular variables
C_ven
Venous compliance	6.0 mL/mm Hg
R_ven
Venous resistance	0.05 mm Hg/mL/s
C_pul
Pulmonary compliance	1.0 mL/mm Hg
R_pul
Pulmonary resistance	0.3 mm Hg/mL/s
C_s
Arterial compliance	0.3 mL/mm Hg
R_s
Arterial resistance	4.0 mm Hg/mL/s
Valve variables
R_v1
Tricuspid valve	0.005 mm Hg/mL/s
R_v2
Pulmonary valve	0.05 mm Hg/mL/s
R_v3
Mitral valve	0.2 mm Hg/mL/s
R_v4
Aortic valve	0.05 mm Hg/mL/s

C = compliance; K = contractility; LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium; ven = venous; pul = pulmonary; R = resistance.